Slug Generator for Clean, SEO Friendly URLs
Our slug generator turns any title into a clean URL slug in one step. It drops symbols, converts accents and joins the words with hyphens. It can shorten long titles too. Paste one title or a whole list and copy the results.
What a URL Slug Is
A URL slug is the last part of a web address that names one page. In example.com/blog/how-to-bake-bread, the slug is how-to-bake-bread. It tells people and search engines what the page is about before they click.
Most website platforms build a slug from the page title. The default is often too long or full of odd characters. A good slug is short, readable and written in lowercase.
How to Use the Slug Generator
- Type or paste a title, or several titles on separate lines.
- Pick a separator and choose whether to keep capitals or numbers.
- Tick "Remove stop words" or set a max length to shorten the result.
- Copy one slug or all of them at once.
Each slug shows its length and a preview of the full address. If a slug runs past 60 characters, the tool points it out. Add your site address in the last box to preview the link.
What the Tool Changes
Accents become plain letters, so "Café Menu" becomes cafe-menu. Symbols such as !, ? and # are removed, while & becomes "and" and % becomes "percent". Apostrophes are dropped instead of being replaced, so "What's New" becomes whats-new rather than what-s-new.
Spaces and any run of symbols turn into a single separator. There are never two hyphens in a row and never one at the start or end. That is the same kind of cleanup a slugify function does in code.
Examples
| Title | Slug |
| 10 Tips for Writing Great Blog Posts in 2026! | 10-tips-for-writing-great-blog-posts-in-2026 |
| Same title, stop words removed | 10-tips-writing-great-blog-posts-2026 |
| Café Menu & Prices: What's New? | cafe-menu-and-prices-whats-new |
These rows come straight from the slug generator with its default settings. Removing stop words cut the first slug from 44 to 37 characters. The meaning stays clear even without "for" and "in".
Tips for an SEO Friendly Slug
- Keep it short, ideally 3 to 6 words and under 60 characters.
- Put the main keyword near the start.
- Use hyphens, because Google reads them as spaces between words.
- Avoid dates and numbers that will go out of date.
- Use lowercase only, since some servers treat Slug and slug as two pages.
Underscores join words together in the eyes of Google, so a_b reads as one word. Dots can confuse file type detection. That is why the hyphen is the default and the safest choice for any URL slug.
Changing a Slug Later
Think before you change the slug of a page that is already live. Old links, bookmarks and search results still point to the old address. If you must change it, add a 301 redirect from the old URL slug to the new one.
In WordPress this part of the address is called the permalink, and the editor lets you change it under the title. Set a clean one before you publish. Our tool helps you get that first version right.
Slugs Beyond Blog Posts
Online shops use slugs for product and category pages. Developers use them for file names, folder names and IDs that people need to read. Wiki and documentation tools build heading links from slugs too.
The bulk mode helps here. Paste a whole column of product names and you get one clean slug per line. Copy them all and paste them back into your spreadsheet.
Why Use Our Slug Generator
It handles accents, symbols and bulk lists, with a live length check and a link preview. It runs in your browser, so nothing you type is stored. Paste your title and create your slug now.
Frequently asked questions
Is this slug generator free?
Yes, it is free with no sign up and no limit.
What makes a good URL slug?
Short, lowercase words joined by hyphens, with the main keyword near the start.
Should I use hyphens or underscores?
Use hyphens, since search engines treat them as word breaks.
Does it remove accents?
Yes, letters such as é and ü become e and u.
Can I slugify many titles at once?
Yes, put one title per line and every line gets its own slug.
Is a slug the same as a permalink?
No, the slug is only the last part of that full address.
Are clean slugs worth the effort?
Yes, clear slugs help readers and search engines understand the page.
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