Slug Generator
Convert any title or text into a clean URL slug. Lowercases, transliterates accents, replaces spaces with hyphens or underscores, optional stop-word removal.
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Keep slugs under 60 characters. Use hyphens over underscores. Include your target keyword. Remove filler words like "the", "and", "a".
What is the Slug Generator?
A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page (the my-blog-post in example.com/my-blog-post). Good slugs are short, lowercase, and use hyphens. They help readers guess what's on the page from the URL alone, and they give search engines a clean keyword signal.
How to use the Slug Generator
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Type your title
Drop the page title or any text into the input field. The slug regenerates as you type.
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Pick a separator
Hyphens (-) are the standard for SEO. Underscores (_) work for filenames or some databases.
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Optionally remove stop words
Toggle the checkbox to drop common filler words like "the", "a", "and", "of". Useful when your title is long and you want a tighter slug.
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Copy the slug
Hit Copy to send the result to your clipboard, ready to paste into your CMS or routing config.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a good URL slug?
Three things: short (under 60 characters), descriptive (the primary keyword shows up early), and consistent (lowercase with hyphens between words). "my-blog-post-about-seo" beats "My_Blog_Post_About_SEO_For_2024" on every count.
Does it handle accented characters?
Yes. Accented characters are transliterated to their closest ASCII equivalent before slugification. "Café français" becomes "cafe-francais". Right-to-left scripts and CJK characters get stripped, since they don't have meaningful ASCII equivalents.
Can I use underscores instead of hyphens?
Yes, the separator toggle lets you switch. For SEO, hyphens are the safer pick because Google explicitly treats hyphens as word boundaries while it's historically been ambiguous about underscores. Use underscores only when a target system (like a filename) requires them.