# md5-hex [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/md5-hex.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/md5-hex) > Create a MD5 hash with hex encoding *Please don't use MD5 hashes for anything sensitive!* Checkout [`hasha`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha) if you need something more flexible. ## Install ``` $ npm install --save md5-hex ``` ## Usage ```js const fs = require('fs'); const md5Hex = require('md5-hex'); const buffer = fs.readFileSync('unicorn.png'); md5Hex(buffer); //=> '1abcb33beeb811dca15f0ac3e47b88d9' ``` ## API ### md5Hex(input) #### input Type: `buffer` `string` `array[string|buffer]` 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. ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)