Random generation filters

Cryptographically random strings and passphrases, drawn from the OS RNG. Both are Pagelove extensions.

random

Generates a random string whose length is the input.

{{ 32 | random }}

Output: a 32-character alphanumeric string.

Parameter Values Description
upper true / false / integer Include uppercase letters; an integer sets a minimum count
lower true / false / integer Include lowercase letters
digits true / false / integer Include digits
symbols true / false / integer Include symbols (!@#$%^&*()-_=+[]{}…)
alphanumeric true / false / integer Include letters and digits
url_safe true / false Use the URL-safe alphabet (A-Za-z0-9-_)
chars string Custom character set
chars_min integer Minimum count drawn from the custom character set 
<!-- 24-char string with at least 3 uppercase, 3 lowercase, 2 digits -->
{{ 24 | random: upper: 3, lower: 3, digits: 2 }}

<!-- 16-char lowercase + digits only -->
{{ 16 | random: lower: true, digits: true }}

diceware

Generates a hyphen-joined slug from random words drawn from a curated word list. The input is the word count (clamped to 1–10; default 3).

{{ 3 | diceware }}

Output: a slug like fuzzy-blue-wombat. The word list has over 1,600 common English adjectives, nouns, and colours; three words yield roughly 4.8 billion combinations.

See also