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Slug Generator
Convert titles into clean, URL-friendly slugs.
Generated slug
hello-world-example-title
The slug is converted to lowercase, accents are removed, and non-alphanumeric characters are replaced with hyphens.
Text tools
Convert titles into clean, URL-friendly slugs.
Generated slug
hello-world-example-title
The slug is converted to lowercase, accents are removed, and non-alphanumeric characters are replaced with hyphens.
A slug is the text portion of a URL that identifies a specific page or post. For example, in the URL example.com/how-to-bake-bread, 'how-to-bake-bread' is the slug. A slug generator automatically transforms any title or phrase into this format by removing spaces, special characters, and unnecessary punctuation, then converting to lowercase and typically joining words with hyphens.
The tool takes your input text and applies a series of transformations: it converts all uppercase letters to lowercase, strips out special characters (like punctuation and accents), replaces spaces with hyphens, removes consecutive hyphens, and trims any leading or trailing hyphens. The result is a clean, URL-safe string that's both human-readable and search-engine friendly, with no spaces or problematic characters.
| Input | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| How to Bake Perfect Sourdough Bread | how-to-bake-perfect-sourdough-bread | Spaces replaced with hyphens, uppercase converted to lowercase; good for blog post URLs |
| Product: Gaming Laptop (RTX 4090) – $2,499 | product-gaming-laptop-rtx-4090-2499 | Special characters and punctuation removed; ideal for product pages and e-commerce |
| FAQ: What's the Best Time to Visit Tokyo? | faq-whats-the-best-time-to-visit-tokyo | Apostrophes and question marks removed; works for FAQ and help section URLs |
Browsers encode spaces as '%20' and many special characters as percent-encoded sequences, making URLs unreadable and ugly. Hyphens keep URLs clean and scannable for both humans and search engines.
Most SEO experts recommend keeping slugs under 75 characters. Longer slugs dilute keyword relevance and get truncated in search results and social media shares.
Usually no – undated slugs stay relevant longer and don't signal 'old content' to readers. Reserve dates for news or time-sensitive content where freshness matters.
It's possible but not recommended. Most tools and CMSs will strip accents anyway. Stick to standard English letters and numbers for maximum compatibility.
A URL is the full web address (example.com/how-to-bake-bread). A slug is just the text part that describes the page (/how-to-bake-bread). The slug is the human-readable portion of the URL.
No – once a slug is live and indexed by search engines, changing it hurts SEO. Only regenerate for new pages, or set up 301 redirects if you must change an existing slug.