diff --git a/src/uvw/emitter.h b/src/uvw/emitter.h
index b5446e69..6776020c 100644
--- a/src/uvw/emitter.h
+++ b/src/uvw/emitter.h
@@ -8,22 +8,12 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <unordered_map>
-#include <string>
 #include <memory>
 #include <list>
 #include <uv.h>
+#include "type_info.hpp"
 
 
-#if defined __clang__ || defined __GNUC__
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION_PREFIX '='
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION_SUFFIX ']'
-#elif defined _MSC_VER
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION __FUNCSIG__
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION_PREFIX '<'
-#    define UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION_SUFFIX '>'
-#endif
-
 namespace uvw {
 
 
@@ -168,20 +158,15 @@ class Emitter {
         ListenerList onL{};
     };
 
-    template <typename E>
-    std::string event_type() const noexcept {
-        return UVW_PRETTY_FUNCTION;
-    }
-
     template<typename E>
     Handler<E> & handler() noexcept {
-        auto type = event_type<E>();
+        auto id = type<E>();
 
-        if(!handlers.count(type)) {
-           handlers[type] = std::make_unique<Handler<E>>();
+        if(!handlers.count(id)) {
+           handlers[id] = std::make_unique<Handler<E>>();
         }
 
-        return static_cast<Handler<E>&>(*handlers.at(type));
+        return static_cast<Handler<E>&>(*handlers.at(id));
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -293,10 +278,10 @@ public:
      */
     template<typename E>
     bool empty() const noexcept {
-        auto type = event_type<E>();
+        auto id = type<E>();
 
-        return (!handlers.count(type) ||
-            static_cast<Handler<E>&>(*handlers.at(type)).empty());
+        return (!handlers.count(id) ||
+            static_cast<Handler<E>&>(*handlers.at(id)).empty());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -310,7 +295,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<BaseHandler>> handlers{};
+    std::unordered_map<std::uint32_t, std::unique_ptr<BaseHandler>> handlers{};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/uvw/type_info.hpp b/src/uvw/type_info.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39a9d958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uvw/type_info.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#ifndef UVW_TYPE_INFO_INCLUDE_HPP
+#define UVW_TYPE_INFO_INCLUDE_HPP
+
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string_view>
+
+
+namespace uvw {
+
+
+/**
+ * @cond TURN_OFF_DOXYGEN
+ * Internal details not to be documented.
+ */
+
+
+namespace internal {
+
+
+// Fowler–Noll–Vo hash function v. 1a - the good
+[[nodiscard]] static constexpr std::uint32_t fnv1a(const char *curr) noexcept {
+    constexpr std::uint32_t offset = 2166136261;
+    constexpr std::uint32_t prime = 16777619;
+    auto value = offset;
+
+    while(*curr != 0) {
+        value = (value ^ static_cast<std::uint32_t>(*(curr++))) * prime;
+    }
+
+    return value;
+}
+
+
+[[nodiscard]] static std::uint32_t counter() noexcept {
+    static std::uint32_t cnt{};
+    return cnt++;
+}
+
+
+template<typename Type>
+[[nodiscard]] static std::uint32_t fake() noexcept {
+    static std::uint32_t local = counter();
+    return local;
+}
+
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Internal details not to be documented.
+ * @endcond
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns a numerical identifier for a given type.
+ * @tparam Type The type for which to return the numerical identifier.
+ * @return The numerical identifier of the give type.
+ */
+template<typename Type>
+[[nodiscard]] static constexpr std::uint32_t type() noexcept {
+#if defined __clang__ || defined __GNUC__
+    constexpr auto value = internal::fnv1a(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+    return value;
+#elif defined _MSC_VER
+    constexpr auto value = internal::fnv1a(__FUNCSIG__);
+    return value;
+#else
+    return internal::fake();
+#endif
+}
+
+
+}
+
+#endif // UVW_TYPE_INFO_INCLUDE_HPP