diff --git a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
index d1e8bf8..e33811d 100644
--- a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  **/
 
 static const char * const name_us = "US English";
+static const char * const short_name_us = "us";
 
 /* Layer: Lowercase letters - generated from base */
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ static const sq2lv_layer_t layers_us[] = {
  **/
 
 static const char * const name_de = "German";
+static const char * const short_name_de = "de";
 
 /* Layer: Lowercase letters - generated from base */
 
@@ -348,12 +350,14 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     /* US English */
     {
         .name = name_us,
+        .short_name = short_name_us,
         .num_layers = num_layers_us,
         .layers = layers_us
     },
     /* German */
     {
         .name = name_de,
+        .short_name = short_name_de,
         .num_layers = num_layers_de,
         .layers = layers_de
     }
diff --git a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.h b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.h
index fcc1556..b88d5d7 100644
--- a/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.h
+++ b/examples/us+de/sq2lv_layouts.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     /* Layout name */
     const char * const name;
+    /* Layout short name */
+    const char * const short_name;
     /* Total number of layers */
     const int num_layers;
     /* Layers array */
diff --git a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
index 80d1a8d..dea665c 100644
--- a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  **/
 
 static const char * const name_terminal_us = "US English (Terminal)";
+static const char * const short_name_terminal_us = "terminal/us";
 
 /* Layer: Lowercase letters - generated from base */
 
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     /* US English (Terminal) */
     {
         .name = name_terminal_us,
+        .short_name = short_name_terminal_us,
         .num_layers = num_layers_terminal_us,
         .layers = layers_terminal_us
     }
diff --git a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.h b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.h
index cc3afdb..7dbcf77 100644
--- a/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.h
+++ b/examples/us-terminal-with-scancodes/sq2lv_layouts.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     /* Layout name */
     const char * const name;
+    /* Layout short name */
+    const char * const short_name;
     /* Total number of layers */
     const int num_layers;
     /* Layers array */
diff --git a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
index 571d6ad..48702ae 100644
--- a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
+++ b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  **/
 
 static const char * const name_us = "US English";
+static const char * const short_name_us = "us";
 
 /* Layer: Lowercase letters - generated from base */
 
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ const sq2lv_layout_t sq2lv_layouts[] = {
     /* US English */
     {
         .name = name_us,
+        .short_name = short_name_us,
         .num_layers = num_layers_us,
         .layers = layers_us
     }
diff --git a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.h b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.h
index d0111cb..9c7743d 100644
--- a/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.h
+++ b/examples/us/sq2lv_layouts.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     /* Layout name */
     const char * const name;
+    /* Layout short name */
+    const char * const short_name;
     /* Total number of layers */
     const int num_layers;
     /* Layers array */
diff --git a/squeek2lvgl.py b/squeek2lvgl.py
index b44a0c8..52adbf8 100644
--- a/squeek2lvgl.py
+++ b/squeek2lvgl.py
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             c_builder.add_section_comment(f'Layout: {layout_id_to_layout_name(layout_id)} - generated from {layout_id}')
             c_builder.add_line()
             c_builder.add_line(f'static const char * const name_{layout_identifier} = "{layout_id_to_layout_name(layout_id)}";')
+            c_builder.add_line(f'static const char * const short_name_{layout_identifier} = "{layout_id}";')
             c_builder.add_line()
 
             layer_identifiers = []
@@ -768,6 +769,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     h_builder.add_line('typedef struct {')
     h_builder.add_line('    /* Layout name */')
     h_builder.add_line('    const char * const name;')
+    h_builder.add_line('    /* Layout short name */')
+    h_builder.add_line('    const char * const short_name;')
     h_builder.add_line('    /* Total number of layers */')
     h_builder.add_line('    const int num_layers;')
     h_builder.add_line('    /* Layers array */')
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     for i, layout in enumerate(layouts):
         c_builder.add_line('    /* ' + layout['name'] + ' */')
         c_builder.add_line('    {')
-        fields = ['name', 'num_layers', 'layers']
+        fields = ['name', 'short_name', 'num_layers', 'layers']
         identifier = layout['identifier']
         for j, field in enumerate(fields):
             c_builder.add_line(f'        .{field} = {field}_{identifier}{comma_if_needed(fields, j)}')