diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6243dba91..c93986759 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1473,6 +1473,7 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jest/-/jest-24.0.25.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "jest-diff": "^24.3.0"
       }
@@ -1487,6 +1488,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-tHq6qdbT9U1IRSGf14CL0pUlULksvY9OZ+5eEgl1N7t+OA3tGvNpxJCzuKQlsNgCVwbAs670L1vcVQi8j9HjnA=="
     },
+    "@types/nanoid": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xdkn/oRTA0GSNPLIKZgHWqDTWZsVrieKomxJBOQUK9YDD+zfSgmwD5t4WJYra5S7XyhTw7tfvwznW+pFexaepQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "13.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-13.1.2.tgz",
@@ -9848,6 +9857,11 @@
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     },
+    "nanoid": {
+      "version": "2.1.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J2X7aUpdmTlkAuSe9WaQ5DsTZZPW1r/zmEWKsGhbADO6Gm9FMd2ZzJ8NhsmP4OtA9oFhXfxNqPlreHEDOGB4sg=="
+    },
     "nanomatch": {
       "version": "1.2.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.13.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfd2ee8eb..fc895d5b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "keywords": [],
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "nanoid": "^2.1.9",
     "react": "16.12.0",
     "react-color": "^2.17.3",
     "react-dom": "16.12.0",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.25",
+    "@types/nanoid": "^2.1.0",
     "@types/react": "16.9.17",
     "@types/react-color": "^3.0.1",
     "@types/react-dom": "16.9.4",
diff --git a/src/element/newElement.ts b/src/element/newElement.ts
index 2e4bcd7a9..57d2c954c 100644
--- a/src/element/newElement.ts
+++ b/src/element/newElement.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { randomSeed } from "../random";
+import nanoid from "nanoid";
 
 export function newElement(
   type: string,
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export function newElement(
   height = 0
 ) {
   const element = {
-    id: new Date().getTime(),
+    id: nanoid(),
     type,
     x,
     y,