Generate UUID v7

Generate a time-ordered UUID version 7.

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ToolUUID v7 Generator
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How it works

Version 7 stores a Unix-epoch millisecond timestamp in the high bits and fills the remaining bits with randomness or a monotonic sequence, then sets version and variant bits. The canonical form is 36 hexadecimal characters with hyphens.

  • Timestamp-first layout supports chronological database ordering.
  • Random suffix bits preserve distributed uniqueness.

Worked example

Single UUID v7
Generate one time-ordered UUID v7
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												01a038f4-1227-700d-936e-44c7b8a80b9a

When to use this

Event IDs, time-ordered primary keys, and log correlation generate UUID version 7 values.

Edge cases

  • Same-millisecond IDs need random or monotonic suffixes.
  • Clock rollback can break strict chronological order.
  • Version and variant bits are not random payload.

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