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Slug Generator (URL-friendly)

Convert titles into URL-ready slugs: lowercase, no accents, spaces become hyphens. Essential for SEO and clean links.

What a URL slug is

A slug is the readable part of a URL that identifies a specific page — in "example.com/blog/how-to-bake-bread," the slug is "how-to-bake-bread." A good slug is lowercase, uses hyphens instead of spaces, and contains no accents or special characters, so it stays clean across browsers, servers and shares. This tool turns any title into a ready-to-use slug in one step.

Why slugs matter for SEO

Search engines read the words in a URL as a signal of what the page is about, so a descriptive slug that includes your main keyword helps both ranking and click-through. A clean slug is also easier for a human to read, trust and share — "/how-to-bake-bread" tells you exactly what you will find, while "/post?id=4827" tells you nothing. Short, descriptive slugs tend to perform better than long ones stuffed with every word from the title.

What the tool removes and changes

Converting a title to a slug involves several steps that are easy to get wrong by hand. The tool lowercases everything, strips accents and diacritics so "café" becomes "cafe," removes punctuation and symbols, collapses spaces into single hyphens, and trims stray hyphens from the ends. You can choose the separator — a hyphen is the SEO standard that Google recommends, but you can switch to an underscore or another character if your system requires it.

Slug best practices

Keep slugs short and focused on the core topic; you rarely need every word from a long title. Use hyphens, not underscores, because Google treats hyphens as word separators and underscores as joiners. Avoid stop words like "the" and "a" when they add no meaning. Once a page is published and indexed, avoid changing its slug — if you must, set up a redirect so existing links and rankings are not lost.

What makes a good slug

A strong slug is short, descriptive and keyword-focused. Compare "/how-to-bake-sourdough" with "/post?id=4827" — the first tells both the reader and the search engine exactly what the page is about, while the second tells them nothing. A good slug includes the page's main keyword, drops filler words that add no meaning, uses hyphens between words, and stays as short as it can while remaining clear. It works the same whether the page is a blog post, a product, a category or a documentation article.

Slugs, permalinks and CMS platforms

Every major content platform uses slugs in its permalinks. WordPress generates one from the post title that you can edit. Shopify, Wix, Ghost and most static-site generators do the same. The auto-generated slug is often longer than it needs to be, including every word of a long title, so trimming it to the core keywords improves both readability and SEO. Generate a clean slug here, then paste it into your platform's permalink field before publishing.

International characters and accents

Titles in many languages contain accented or non-Latin characters that do not belong in a clean URL. TextCaret transliterates accents to their base letters — "café" becomes "cafe," "naïve" becomes "naive" — and strips characters that cannot be represented, producing a URL-safe slug. This keeps links readable and avoids the long percent-encoded URLs that result when accented characters are left in. The separator is configurable, though the hyphen is the SEO-recommended default.

Frequently asked questions

Should I use hyphens or underscores in a slug?
Use hyphens. Google treats hyphens as separators between words, so "bake-bread" is read as two words, while underscores join words together. Hyphens are the SEO standard and the default in this tool.
Does the tool remove accents and special characters?
Yes. Accented letters are converted to their plain form ("café" becomes "cafe"), and punctuation and symbols are removed, leaving only lowercase letters, numbers and your chosen separator.
How long should a URL slug be?
Shorter is generally better. Aim to capture the main topic and keyword in a few words rather than including every word from the title. Long slugs are harder to read and share and offer no ranking benefit.
Can I change a slug after publishing?
You can, but avoid it when possible. Changing a published slug breaks existing links and can lose accumulated ranking. If you must change it, set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one.
Is my text processed privately?
Yes. The conversion happens entirely in your browser, with nothing uploaded or stored.
What is a permalink slug?
It is the readable, keyword-bearing part of a page's permanent URL — "how-to-bake-bread" in "site.com/how-to-bake-bread." Content platforms like WordPress generate one from the title, which you can then refine for length and clarity.
Why convert accented characters in a slug?
Accented and non-Latin characters do not belong in a clean URL and produce long percent-encoded strings if left in. Converting "café" to "cafe" keeps the URL short, readable and shareable.
Should I include stop words like 'the' and 'a' in a slug?
Usually not, when they add no meaning. Dropping filler words keeps the slug short and focused on the keywords that matter, which is better for readability and SEO.
Does the tool let me choose the separator?
Yes. Hyphen is the default and the SEO standard that Google recommends, but you can switch to an underscore or another separator if your system requires it.