diff --git a/nip19/pointer.go b/nip19/pointer.go
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+++ b/nip19/pointer.go
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+package nip19
+
+import "github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
+
+func EncodePointer(pointer nostr.Pointer) string {
+	switch v := pointer.(type) {
+	case nostr.ProfilePointer:
+		res, _ := EncodeProfile(v.PublicKey, v.Relays)
+		return res
+	case nostr.EventPointer:
+		res, _ := EncodeEvent(v.ID, v.Relays, v.Author)
+		return res
+	case nostr.EntityPointer:
+		res, _ := EncodeEntity(v.PublicKey, v.Kind, v.Identifier, v.Relays)
+		return res
+	}
+	return ""
+}