diff --git a/app/audio-player/contentscript.js b/app/audio-player/contentscript.js
index 510b9ef..14da539 100644
--- a/app/audio-player/contentscript.js
+++ b/app/audio-player/contentscript.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as WaveformPlaylist from 'waveform-playlist';
 import delay from 'delay';
 
-import parseMediaFragmentIdentifier from '../util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.js';
+import { parseMediaFragmentIdentifier } from '../util/media-fragment-identifier.js';
 
 async function init() {
 	document.body.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.js b/app/util/media-fragment-identifier.js
similarity index 64%
rename from app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.js
rename to app/util/media-fragment-identifier.js
index 171f99e..1609626 100644
--- a/app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.js
+++ b/app/util/media-fragment-identifier.js
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
-// Parses the time range from a media fragment identifier such as '#t=12.5,1:59:45.12'.
+// Functions for parsing and creating a media fragment identifiers.
+// A media fragment is used to specify a time range of an audio/video track, e.g. #t=12,18.5.
 // See https://www.w3.org/TR/media-frags/
-// Note this only supports npt (normal playing time) format, not smpte or wall clock time.
+
+// Creates a media fragment identifier for a given time range (in seconds).
+export function createMediaFragmentIdentifier({ start, end }) {
+	// Always output the time in seconds, as it is more widely supported than h:m:s syntax.
+	const maybeStart = start !== undefined ? start : '';
+	const maybeEnd = end !== undefined ? `,${end}` : '';
+	const fragmentIdentifier = `t=${maybeStart}${maybeEnd}`;
+	return fragmentIdentifier;
+}
+
+// Parses the time range from a media fragment identifier.
 // Returns an object { start, end }; both numbers are given in seconds (possibly non-integer).
-export default function parseMediaFragmentIdentifier(fragmentIdentifier) {
+// Note this only supports the usual npt (normal playing time) format, not smpte or wall clock time.
+export function parseMediaFragmentIdentifier(fragmentIdentifier) {
 	// Strip possible leading hash character '#'.
 	if (fragmentIdentifier.startsWith('#')) {
 		fragmentIdentifier = fragmentIdentifier.substring(1);
diff --git a/app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.test.js b/app/util/media-fragment-identifier.test.js
similarity index 59%
rename from app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.test.js
rename to app/util/media-fragment-identifier.test.js
index f026e72..95ee565 100644
--- a/app/util/parse-media-fragment-identifier.test.js
+++ b/app/util/media-fragment-identifier.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 
-import parse from './parse-media-fragment-identifier.js';
+import {
+  createMediaFragmentIdentifier,
+	parseMediaFragmentIdentifier,
+} from './media-fragment-identifier.js';
 
-const inputResultPairs = {
+const creatorResultInputPairs = {
+  't=12.345,67.89': { start: 12.345, end: 67.89 },
+  't=,67.89': { end: 67.89 },
+  't=0,67.89': { start: 0, end: 67.89 },
+  't=12.345': { start: 12.345 },
+};
+
+const parserInputResultPairs = {
 	't=1,2': { start: 1, end: 2 },
 	't=npt:1,2': { start: 1, end: 2 },
 	't=,2': { start: 0, end: 2 },
@@ -27,10 +37,18 @@ const inputResultPairs = {
 	't=10%2C20': { start: 10, end: 20 },
 	't=%6ept:10': { start: 10, end: undefined },
 	't=npt%3a10': { start: 10, end: undefined },
+};
+
+// Test creating.
+for (const [expectedResult, input] of Object.entries(creatorResultInputPairs)) {
+  test(`Correctly create fragment '${expectedResult}'`, t => {
+    t.is(createMediaFragmentIdentifier(input), expectedResult);
+  });
 }
 
-for (const [input, expectedResult] of Object.entries(inputResultPairs)) {
+// Test parsing.
+for (const [input, expectedResult] of Object.entries(parserInputResultPairs)) {
 	test(`Correctly parse input '${input}'`, t => {
-		t.deepEqual(parse(input), expectedResult);
+		t.deepEqual(parseMediaFragmentIdentifier(input), expectedResult);
 	});
 }