diff --git a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
index e33811d..818821a 100644
--- a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     }
 };
 
-const char * const sq2lv_layout_names = 
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_names =
     "US English" "\n"
     "German";
+
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_short_names =
+    "us" "\n"
+    "de";
diff --git a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
index dea665c..a9dfaba 100644
--- a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -263,9 +263,12 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     }
 };
 
-const char * const sq2lv_layout_names = 
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_names =
     "US English (Terminal)";
 
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_short_names =
+    "terminal/us";
+
 const int sq2lv_num_unique_scancodes = 57;
 
 const int sq2lv_unique_scancodes[] = {
diff --git a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
index 48702ae..6b6a3dd 100644
--- a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -166,5 +166,8 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     }
 };
 
-const char * const sq2lv_layout_names = 
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_names =
     "US English";
+
+const char * const sq2lv_layout_short_names =
+    "us";
diff --git a/squeek2lvgl.py b/squeek2lvgl.py
index 52adbf8..9eb6d68 100644
--- a/squeek2lvgl.py
+++ b/squeek2lvgl.py
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
             layouts.append({
                 'name': layout_id_to_layout_name(layout_id),
+                'short_name': layout_id,
                 'identifier': layout_identifier
             })
 
@@ -813,7 +814,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     names = [layout['name'] for layout in layouts]
     names = '\n    ' + ' "\\n"\n    '.join([f'"{name}"' for name in names])
-    c_builder.add_line(f'const char * const sq2lv_layout_names = {names};')
+    c_builder.add_line(f'const char * const sq2lv_layout_names ={names};')
+    c_builder.add_line()
+
+    short_names = [layout['short_name'] for layout in layouts]
+    short_names = '\n    ' + ' "\\n"\n    '.join([f'"{short_name}"' for short_name in short_names])
+    c_builder.add_line(f'const char * const sq2lv_layout_short_names ={short_names};')
     c_builder.add_line()
 
     if args.generate_scancodes: