# md5-hex
> Create a MD5 hash with hex encoding
*Please don't use MD5 hashes for anything sensitive!*
Works in the browser too, when used with a bundler like Webpack, Rollup, Browserify.
Checkout [`hasha`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha) if you need something more flexible.
## Install
```
$ npm install md5-hex
```
## Usage
```js
import fs from 'node:fs';
import md5Hex from 'md5-hex';
const buffer = fs.readFileSync('unicorn.png');
md5Hex(buffer);
//=> '1abcb33beeb811dca15f0ac3e47b88d9'
```
## API
### md5Hex(data)
#### data
Type: `Buffer | string | Array<Buffer | string>`
Prefer buffers as they're faster to hash, but strings can be useful for small things.
Pass an array instead of concatenating strings and/or buffers. The output is the same, but arrays do not incur the overhead of concatenation.
## Related
- [crypto-hash](https://github.com/sindresorhus/crypto-hash) - Tiny hashing module that uses the native crypto API in Node.js and the browser
- [hasha](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha) - Hashing made simple
- [hash-obj](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hash-obj) - Get the hash of an object
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