diff --git a/src/compact_encoding/__init__.py b/src/compact_encoding/__init__.py
index 2c84a36..23d336e 100644
--- a/src/compact_encoding/__init__.py
+++ b/src/compact_encoding/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 )
 from .integer import int_codec as int
 from .json import json_codec as json
+from .record import record
 from .state import State
 from .string import utf8
 from .string import utf8 as string
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     "int48",
     "int56",
     "json",
+    "record",
     "string",
     "uint",
     "uint8",
diff --git a/src/compact_encoding/record.py b/src/compact_encoding/record.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b7f5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compact_encoding/record.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from . import integer
+
+
+class _Record:
+    def __init__(self, key_codec, value_codec):
+        self._key = key_codec
+        self._value = value_codec
+
+    def preencode(self, state, v):
+        integer.uint.preencode(state, len(v))
+        for k, value in v.items():
+            self._key.preencode(state, k)
+            self._value.preencode(state, value)
+
+    def encode(self, state, v):
+        integer.uint.encode(state, len(v))
+        for k, value in v.items():
+            self._key.encode(state, k)
+            self._value.encode(state, value)
+
+    def decode(self, state):
+        n = integer.uint.decode(state)
+        out = {}
+        for _ in range(n):
+            key = self._key.decode(state)
+            out[key] = self._value.decode(state)
+        return out
+
+
+def record(key_codec, value_codec):
+    return _Record(key_codec, value_codec)
diff --git a/tests/test_record.py b/tests/test_record.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c3ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_record.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import pytest
+
+import compact_encoding as cenc
+
+# record(string, uint): uint(count) + (key, value) pairs in insertion order.
+# Vectors from hyperschema-test fixture 23.
+RECORD_CASES = [
+    ({}, "00"),
+    ({"x": 0}, "01017800"),
+    ({"alice": 10, "bob": 20}, "0205616c6963650a03626f6214"),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("value,hexbytes", RECORD_CASES)
+def test_record_encode(value, hexbytes):
+    assert cenc.encode(cenc.record(cenc.string, cenc.uint), value).hex() == hexbytes
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("value,hexbytes", RECORD_CASES)
+def test_record_decode(value, hexbytes):
+    assert (
+        cenc.decode(cenc.record(cenc.string, cenc.uint), bytes.fromhex(hexbytes))
+        == value
+    )
+
+
+def test_record_preserves_insertion_order_not_sorted():
+    # {"b": 2, "a": 1} must encode b before a (insertion order), NOT sorted.
+    # count 02 + "b"(0162)+uint2(02) + "a"(0161)+uint1(01)
+    codec = cenc.record(cenc.string, cenc.uint)
+    assert cenc.encode(codec, {"b": 2, "a": 1}).hex() == "02016202016101"
+    assert cenc.decode(codec, bytes.fromhex("02016202016101")) == {"b": 2, "a": 1}
diff --git a/tests/test_roundtrip.py b/tests/test_roundtrip.py
index 824e172..979303c 100644
--- a/tests/test_roundtrip.py
+++ b/tests/test_roundtrip.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     (cenc.json, {"a": [1, 2], "b": None}),
     (cenc.frame(cenc.uint), 42),
     (cenc.array(cenc.uint), [1, 2, 3]),
+    (cenc.record(cenc.string, cenc.uint), {"a": 1, "b": 2}),
 ]