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---
title: UUIDGeneratorBrowser
tags: browser,random,intermediate
firstSeen: 2017-12-29T09:47:10+02:00
lastUpdated: 2020-10-22T20:24:44+03:00
---
Generates a UUID in a browser.
- Use `Crypto.getRandomValues()` to generate a UUID, compliant with [RFC4122](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) version 4.
- Use `Number.prototype.toString(16)` to convert it to a proper UUID.
```js
const UUIDGeneratorBrowser = () =>
([1e7] + -1e3 + -4e3 + -8e3 + -1e11).replace(/[018]/g, c =>
(
c ^
(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0] & (15 >> (c / 4)))
).toString(16)
);
```
```js
UUIDGeneratorBrowser(); // '7982fcfe-5721-4632-bede-6000885be57d'
```