What is a URL Slug?
A URL slug is the human-readable portion of a web address that identifies a specific page. For example, in "example.com/how-to-format-json", the slug is "how-to-format-json". Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens to separate words, and contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens. They help both users and search engines understand what a page is about before clicking through. Our Slug Generator converts any title, headline, or text into a clean, URL-safe slug by handling special characters, diacritics, unicode, and extra whitespace automatically.
How to Use This Tool
Type or paste your title, headline, or any text into the input area. The slug is generated instantly as you type. You can customize the separator character (hyphen, underscore, or dot) to match your project conventions. The tool displays the generated slug along with all separator variants and a character count. If your slug exceeds 75 characters, you will see a recommendation to shorten it for better SEO performance. Copy any variant with a single click.
Common Use Cases
- Creating SEO-friendly URLs for blog posts, product pages, and landing pages
- Generating consistent file names for images, documents, and static assets
- Building URL paths for CMS entries, API endpoints, and database identifiers
- Converting titles with accented characters, special symbols, or mixed case into clean slugs
Why Use a Client-Side Tool?
This slug generator runs entirely in your browser without sending any data to external servers. Your content titles and page names stay private on your device. There are no API calls, no rate limits, and no risk of your upcoming content strategy being exposed. The tool works offline once loaded and generates slugs instantly without any network latency. This makes it ideal for batch slug creation during content planning sessions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a good URL slug for SEO?
A good SEO slug is short (3 to 5 words), descriptive, and includes your target keyword. Avoid filler words like "the", "and", or "a" when possible. Use hyphens as separators since Google treats them as word boundaries. Keep slugs under 60 characters for best results in search engine results pages.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in my slugs?
Hyphens are the recommended separator for URL slugs. Google treats hyphens as word separators, meaning "my-blog-post" is read as three separate words. Underscores are treated as word joiners, so "my_blog_post" may be interpreted as a single token. For SEO purposes, always prefer hyphens in your URLs.
How does the tool handle special characters and accents?
The generator uses Unicode NFD normalization to decompose accented characters into their base letters. For example, "cafe" with an accent becomes "cafe" without one. All non-alphanumeric characters are stripped, multiple spaces are collapsed into a single separator, and the result is converted to lowercase. This ensures your slugs are safe for any URL format.