URL Slug Generator
Turn any title or phrase into a clean, URL-friendly slug, with options for lowercase, stop-word removal, and separators.
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Your slug
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Slug Options
How to use the Slug Tool
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Type or paste a title into the input.
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Choose lowercase, stop-word removal, number removal, and a separator.
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Copy the slug, which updates as you type.
Example: Turning an article title into a URL slug
The ULTIMATE Guide to Web Development in 2025: 10 Essential Tips & Tricks
ultimate-guide-web-development-2025-10-essential-tips-tricks
Stop words ("the", "to", "in", "for") are removed, punctuation is dropped, and spaces become hyphens. Turn any of those options off if you need the words kept.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a URL slug?
A slug is the human-readable part of a URL that identifies a page, such as "how-to-convert-px-to-rem" in /blog/how-to-convert-px-to-rem/. Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens between words, and describe the page in a few words.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in URLs?
Hyphens. Google treats a hyphen as a word separator and an underscore as a word joiner, so "px-to-rem" reads as two words while "px_to_rem" can be read as one. Hyphens are also the convention across most of the web, which makes URLs easier to read and share.
Should slugs include stop words like "the" and "of"?
Usually not. Removing them keeps slugs short and keyword-focused, which is why this tool strips them by default. Keep a stop word when removing it changes the meaning, as in "the-who" or "war-of-the-worlds".
What happens to accents and non-English characters?
Accents are stripped to their base letters, so "Crème brûlée" becomes "creme-brulee". That keeps URLs readable everywhere, since browsers otherwise percent-encode them into strings like %C3%A8. Text in non-Latin scripts is removed rather than transliterated, so write those slugs by hand.
About the Slug Tool
A slug is a URL-friendly version of a string, typically used in web addresses to create readable, SEO-friendly URLs. Our Slug Tool converts any text into a clean, URL-friendly slug by removing special characters, replacing spaces with separators, and applying other formatting rules.
Free Developer Tools That Run in Your Browser explains why small, single-purpose utilities like this one exist.
How the Slug Tool Works
The Slug Tool processes your input text through several steps:
- Converts text to lowercase (optional)
- Removes accents and diacritical marks
- Replaces spaces with your chosen separator (hyphen, underscore, or period)
- Removes common stop words (optional)
- Strips special characters and punctuation
- Ensures no consecutive separators
Why Use URL Slugs?
SEO Benefits
Search engines prefer URLs that contain relevant keywords rather than random strings or IDs. Well-crafted slugs can improve your page's search engine ranking and make your URLs more shareable.
User Experience
Descriptive, readable URLs help users understand what a page is about before clicking. They're easier to remember, type manually, and share verbally.
Common Uses for the Slug Tool
- Creating SEO-friendly URLs for blog posts and articles
- Generating filenames for downloadable content
- Creating readable identifiers for database records
- Normalizing user input for consistent data storage
- Creating permalink structures for content management systems
Pro Tip
For maximum SEO benefit, keep your slugs concise while including relevant keywords. Aim for 3-5 words that accurately describe your content. Too-long slugs can get truncated in search results and are harder to share.