diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf9cfa0..eaed9be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Integrity](https://w3c.github.io/webappsec/specs/subresourceintegrity/) hashes.
 * [API](#api)
   * Parsing & Serializing
     * [`parse`](#parse)
+    * [`stringify`](#stringify)
     * [`Integrity#concat`](#integrity-concat)
     * [`Integrity#toString`](#integrity-to-string)
-    * [`serialize`](#serialize)
   * Integrity Generation
     * [`fromData`](#from-data)
     * [`fromStream`](#from-stream)
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const integrity = 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xp
 
 // Parsing and serializing
 const parsed = ssri.parse(integrity)
+ssri.stringify(parsed) // === integrity (works on non-Integrity objects)
 parsed.toString() // === integrity
-ssri.serialize(parsed) // === integrity (works on non-Integrity objects)
 
 // Async stream functions
 ssri.checkStream(fs.createReadStream('./my-file'), parsed).then(...)
@@ -101,6 +101,49 @@ browsers, or in other situations where strict adherence to the spec is needed.
 ssri.parse('sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==?foo') // -> Integrity
 ```
 
+#### <a name="stringify"></a> `> ssri.stringify(sri, [opts]) -> String`
+
+This function is identical to [`Integrity#toString()`](#integrity-to-string),
+except it can be used on _any_ object that [`parse`](#parse) can handle -- that
+is, a string, an `IntegrityMetadata`-like, or an `Integrity`-like.
+
+The `opts.sep` option defines the string to use when joining multiple entries
+together. To be spec-compliant, this _must_ be whitespace. The default is a
+single space (`' '`).
+
+If `opts.strict` is true, the integrity string will be created using strict
+parsing rules. See [`ssri.parse`](#parse).
+
+##### Example
+
+```javascript
+// Useful for cleaning up input SRI strings:
+ssri.stringify('\n\rsha512-foo\n\t\tsha384-bar')
+// -> 'sha512-foo sha384-bar'
+
+// IntegrityMetadata-like: only a single entry.
+ssri.stringify({
+  algorithm: 'sha512',
+  digest:'9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==',
+  options: ['foo']
+})
+// ->
+// 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==?foo'
+
+// Integrity-like: full multi-entry syntax. Similar to output of `ssri.parse`
+ssri.stringify({
+  'sha512': [
+    {
+      algorithm: 'sha512',
+      digest:'9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==',
+      options: ['foo']
+    }
+  ]
+})
+// ->
+// 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==?foo'
+```
+
 #### <a name="integrity-concat"></a> `> Integrity#concat(otherIntegrity, [opts]) -> Integrity`
 
 Concatenates an `Integrity` object with another IntegrityLike, or a string
@@ -133,7 +176,7 @@ Returns the string representation of an `Integrity` object. All metadata entries
 will be concatenated in the string by `opts.sep`, which defaults to `' '`.
 
 If you want to serialize an object that didn't from from an `ssri` function,
-use [`ssri.serialize()`](#serialize).
+use [`ssri.stringify()`](#stringify).
 
 If `opts.strict` is true, the integrity string will be created using strict
 parsing rules. See [`ssri.parse`](#parse).
@@ -146,45 +189,6 @@ const integrity = 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xp
 ssri.parse(integrity).toString() === integrity
 ```
 
-#### <a name="serialize"></a> `> ssri.serialize(sri, [opts]) -> String`
-
-This function is identical to [`Integrity#toString()`](#integrity-to-string),
-except it can be used on _any_ object that [`parse`](#parse) can handle -- that
-is, a string, an `IntegrityMetadata`-like, or an `Integrity`-like.
-
-The `opts.sep` option defines the string to use when joining multiple entries
-together. To be spec-compliant, this _must_ be whitespace. The default is a
-single space (`' '`).
-
-If `opts.strict` is true, the integrity string will be created using strict
-parsing rules. See [`ssri.parse`](#parse).
-
-##### Example
-
-```javascript
-// IntegrityMetadata-like: only a single entry.
-ssri.serialize({
-  algorithm: 'sha512',
-  digest:'9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==',
-  options: ['foo']
-})
-// ->
-// 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==?foo'
-
-// Integrity-like: full multi-entry syntax. Similar to output of `ssri.parse`
-ssri.serialize({
-  'sha512': [
-    {
-      algorithm: 'sha512',
-      digest:'9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==',
-      options: ['foo']
-    }
-  ]
-})
-// ->
-// 'sha512-9KhgCRIx/AmzC8xqYJTZRrnO8OW2Pxyl2DIMZSBOr0oDvtEFyht3xpp71j/r/pAe1DM+JI/A+line3jUBgzQ7A==?foo'
-```
-
 #### <a name="from-data"></a> `> ssri.fromData(data, [opts]) -> Integrity`
 
 Creates an `Integrity` object from either string or `Buffer` data, calculating
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d8acfba..ce02993 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Integrity {
   concat (integrity, opts) {
     const other = typeof integrity === 'string'
     ? integrity
-    : serialize(integrity)
+    : stringify(integrity, opts)
     return parse(`${this.toString()} ${other}`, opts)
   }
 }
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ function parse (sri, opts) {
   } else if (sri.algorithm && sri.digest) {
     const fullSri = new Integrity()
     fullSri[sri.algorithm] = [sri]
-    return _parse(serialize(fullSri, opts), opts)
+    return _parse(stringify(fullSri, opts), opts)
   } else {
-    return _parse(serialize(sri, opts), opts)
+    return _parse(stringify(sri, opts), opts)
   }
 }
 
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ function _parse (integrity, opts) {
   }, new Integrity())
 }
 
-module.exports.serialize = serialize
-module.exports.unparse = serialize
-function serialize (obj, opts) {
+module.exports.stringify = stringify
+function stringify (obj, opts) {
   if (obj.algorithm && obj.digest) {
     return IntegrityMetadata.prototype.toString.call(obj, opts)
+  } else if (typeof obj === 'string') {
+    return stringify(parse(obj, opts), opts)
   } else {
     return Integrity.prototype.toString.call(obj, opts)
   }