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shortid.md

Eight character random ids

JS

Math.round(Math.random()*(36**8)).toString(36)

Ruby

rand(36**8).to_s(36)

Jekyll/Liquid

{{ 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890' | split: '' | sample: 8 }}
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