Slug Generator

How to Use the Slug Generator

1. Enter your title or text — Type or paste the title, heading, or phrase you want to convert into a URL-friendly slug.
2. Choose a separator — Select hyphen (-), underscore (_), or dot (.) as the word separator. Hyphens are recommended for SEO.
3. Configure options — Toggle lowercase conversion, accent transliteration, stop word removal, and set a maximum length as needed.
4. Get your slug instantly — The slug generates in real time as you type. Copy it with one click.
5. Use it in your URL — The generated slug is ready to paste directly into your CMS, code, or URL structure.

Features

• Real-time slug generation as you type — no need to click a button
• Three separator options: hyphen (-), underscore (_), and dot (.)
• Automatic lowercase conversion for consistent URL formatting
• Accent transliteration — converts café, résumé, etc. to ASCII equivalents
• Stop word removal — strips common words like 'a', 'the', 'is' for cleaner slugs
• Configurable max length with word-boundary-aware truncation
• Character count display for the generated slug
• One-click copy to clipboard for instant use
• Handles special characters, punctuation, and Unicode input
• 100% client-side processing — your text never leaves your browser
• Free to use with no sign-up, no limits, no tracking
• Works on all devices with responsive design

Understanding URL Slugs

Common Use Cases

Slug Generation Tips

• Always use hyphens as your separator for web URLs — they are the SEO standard and treated as word separators by Google.
• Keep your slug under 60 characters for optimal display in Google search results. Use the max length option to enforce this automatically.
• Remove stop words to create shorter, more focused slugs — but review the output to ensure important context words are preserved.
• For non-English content with accented characters, always enable transliteration to ensure your URLs work across all platforms and browsers.
• After generating a slug, use Case Converter to verify the original title casing is correct for your page heading.
• For URLs that need encoding (special characters), chain this tool with URL Encoder to get the fully encoded version.
• Include your primary keyword near the beginning of the slug for better SEO impact. Search engines give more weight to words at the start of a URL.
• Avoid using numbers alone as slugs (like '123'). Add descriptive text for SEO value and user understanding.

Best Practices

• Always review your generated slug before publishing. Automated generation is helpful, but manual review ensures the slug accurately represents your content.
• Use lowercase exclusively in slugs. Some servers treat uppercase and lowercase URLs differently, which can cause duplicate content issues.
• Avoid changing slugs after publishing unless necessary. Changing a URL slug breaks existing links and bookmarks, requiring 301 redirects to maintain SEO value.
• Include 3-5 meaningful words in your slug — enough for context but not so many that the URL becomes unwieldy.
• Never include dates in slugs unless the content is date-specific (like '2025-year-review'). Date-based slugs can make content feel outdated.
• For multilingual sites, consider using the original language in the slug rather than translating, as this helps users identify the language before clicking.