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URL Slug Generator — Create SEO-Friendly URL Slugs Online

Convert any text into clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs. Lowercase, remove special characters, replace spaces with hyphens. All processing in your browser.

Features

  • ✓Real-time URL slug generation as you type — no button clicking needed
  • ✓Multiple separator options: hyphen (-), underscore (_), or no separator
  • ✓Transliterate accented characters (é → e, ñ → n) for international text compatibility
  • ✓Optional stop word removal (a, the, and, of, etc.) for cleaner, shorter slugs
  • ✓Configurable maximum length with automatic word-boundary truncation
  • ✓Force lowercase for consistent, normalized URL formatting
  • ✓All processing runs entirely in your browser — zero server uploads, complete privacy
  • ✓One-click copy to clipboard and example buttons for quick testing

How to Use

  1. 1Type or paste your page title or any text into the input area.
  2. 2Choose your preferred separator: hyphen (-) for SEO best practice, underscore (_), or none.
  3. 3Toggle options: enable transliteration for accented text, remove stop words for shorter slugs, or set a max length.
  4. 4The generated slug appears instantly in the output area as you modify the input or options.
  5. 5Click the Copy button to copy the slug, then paste it into your CMS or URL field.
  6. 6Use the example buttons to quickly test common patterns.
  7. 7For SEO-optimized slugs, enable remove stop words and set max length to 50-60 characters. Include your primary keyword early in the slug for best search engine visibility.
  8. 8Test multiple separator options on the same input text to see how each affects the resulting slug. The preview URL updates instantly to show the full URL path with your chosen settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL slug?

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A URL slug is the part of a web address that comes after the domain name and identifies a specific page. For example, in example.com/blog/my-first-post, the slug is "my-first-post". Clean, descriptive slugs help both search engines and users understand page content.

Should I use hyphens or underscores in slugs?

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Always use hyphens (-). Google treats hyphens as word separators, so "my-blog-post" is read as three separate words. Underscores are treated as word joiners, making "my_blog_post" read as one word. Hyphens are the SEO best practice.

What does transliteration do?

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Transliteration converts accented or non-ASCII characters to their closest ASCII equivalents. For example, "café" becomes "cafe", "Zürich" becomes "zurich", and "ñ" becomes "n". This ensures URLs work correctly across all browsers and servers.

How long should a URL slug be for SEO?

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Keep slugs under 50-60 characters. Google typically displays up to that many characters in search results. Include your primary keyword early in the slug. The tool's max length option helps you enforce this limit with clean word-boundary truncation.

What are stop words and should I remove them?

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Stop words are common words like "the", "a", "and", "of" that search engines often ignore. Removing them makes slugs shorter and more keyword-focused. However, for brand names or phrases where stop words carry meaning (like "The Who"), keep them.

Can this tool handle Chinese text?

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Yes. Chinese characters are valid in modern URLs (percent-encoded). The tool preserves CJK characters while removing spaces and special characters, generating clean slugs like "10-个提升网站-seo-排名的实用技巧".

Is my text sent to a server?

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No. All processing happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your content never leaves your device.

How do I create a slug from Chinese or non-Latin text?

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Simply paste your text into the input field. The tool removes spaces and special characters while preserving CJK characters, Cyrillic, and other Unicode scripts. Special symbols like & and # are stripped. The result is a clean slug like '10-个提升网站-seo-排名的实用技巧' that works in modern URLs.

Can I use this tool for generating file names?

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Absolutely. The same slug rules apply to file names — lowercase, hyphens or underscores for spaces, no special characters. Set the separator to underscore (_) if your file system prefers that format. The tool is great for generating clean, consistent file names for images, documents, and downloadable assets.

What characters are removed from slugs?

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The tool removes all characters except letters, numbers, spaces, and the chosen separator. This includes punctuation marks (!@#$%^&*), special symbols, emoji, angle brackets, and URL-unsafe characters. Multiple consecutive spaces are collapsed into one. For URLs, this ensures the slug is universally compatible across all browsers and servers.

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