Slug Generator

How to use it

A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page — it's everything after the last slash, such as "10-cafe-tips-tricks" in a URL like /blog/10-cafe-tips-tricks. Every page on the web has one, whether it's a blog post, a product page, or a documentation article, and it's usually generated from the page's title. Clean slugs matter for both SEO and usability. Search engines read the words in a URL as a signal of what the page is about, so a slug that contains your main keyword can help rankings. People read URLs too — a shared link with a clear slug tells the reader what they're about to click before they even load the page, which builds trust and improves click-through rates. A slug is also more stable than a full title: you can rewrite a headline for clarity or freshness without breaking the address readers bookmarked or search engines indexed. This tool builds a slug from your text in a few consistent steps. First, it lowercases every letter, since URLs are conventionally all lowercase to avoid case-sensitivity issues across servers. Next, it replaces spaces and underscores with your chosen separator (a hyphen by default). Then it strips accents and diacritics down to plain ASCII, so "café" becomes "cafe" — this keeps slugs readable in any browser and avoids URL-encoding issues. Punctuation and symbols like "&", "!", and "'" are removed entirely rather than converted, since they add no meaning to the URL. Finally, any run of repeated separators is collapsed into one, and leading or trailing separators are trimmed so the slug never starts or ends with a stray hyphen. Put together, a title like "10 Café Tips & Tricks!" becomes "10-cafe-tips-tricks": lowercased, accents stripped, punctuation removed, and spaces turned into single hyphens with nothing left dangling at either end. To use the tool, type or paste your title or phrase into the text box — the slug appears instantly below it as you type, so you can see the result of each edit in real time. Adjust the separator (hyphen or underscore), toggle lowercase, or set a maximum length if your platform caps slug size, then copy the result with one click. A few best practices go a long way. Keep slugs short and focused — three to six words is usually plenty, since very long slugs get truncated in search results and are harder to share. Include your main keyword near the front rather than burying it at the end. Dropping common stop words like "a", "the", or "of" is often fine and keeps the slug tighter, as long as the meaning stays clear. Most importantly, avoid changing a slug after a page is published and indexed — if you must, set up a permanent redirect from the old URL to the new one so existing links and search rankings aren't lost.

Frequently asked questions

What is a URL slug?

A slug is the readable part of a URL that identifies a page, like "my-blog-post" in /blog/my-blog-post. It's usually derived from the page title and appears after the last slash. Clean slugs are easier for people to read and share, and they give search engines an extra signal about what the page covers.

How are accents and symbols handled?

Accented characters are reduced to their base letters (é → e, ñ → n), so the slug stays plain ASCII and displays correctly everywhere. Punctuation and symbols such as "&", "!", and apostrophes are removed rather than converted. Any run of spaces or punctuation becomes a single separator, and leading or trailing separators are trimmed.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. The slug is generated entirely in your browser using JavaScript — nothing you type is sent to a server or stored anywhere. You can use the tool offline once the page has loaded, and closing or refreshing the tab clears everything.

Should a slug use hyphens or underscores?

Hyphens are the standard choice and what this tool uses by default. Google has confirmed it treats hyphens as word separators but reads underscores as joining characters, so "cafe-tips" is understood as two words while "cafe_tips" can be read as one token. Stick with hyphens unless a specific platform requires otherwise.