Slug Generator
Turn any title into a clean, short URL slug. Handles accents and symbols, and can drop filler words or limit the length.
What makes a good URL slug
A slug is the readable last part of a page address, such as best-cafe-tips in example.com/blog/best-cafe-tips. Good slugs are short, lowercase, made of plain words and separated by hyphens, and describe the page so people and search engines can read them at a glance.
| Do | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Use lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens | Spaces, capitals, underscores and symbols such as ? # % & |
| Keep it short, roughly 3 to 6 words | Copying a whole headline, including filler words |
| Put the main topic words in | Dates and IDs that will go stale |
| Keep it stable once published | Changing it later without a 301 redirect |
This tool cleans each title in your browser: it removes apostrophes, swaps & for "and", converts accented letters, splits the text into words and joins them with your chosen separator. The max length option cuts at a whole word rather than mid-word. Nothing you type is sent anywhere. If you change a live page's slug, set up a redirect from the old address, for example with a rule in your .htaccess file.
Frequently asked
Hyphens or underscores in a URL?
Use hyphens. Google treats a hyphen as a word separator, while an underscore can join words together, so hyphens are the safer choice for search.
How long should a slug be?
Short is better. Aim for around 3 to 6 words and under about 60 characters. Longer slugs work, but they get cut off in search results and are harder to read and share.
Should I remove words like 'the' and 'and'?
Often yes, because they add length without meaning. The filler-word option removes them, but it keeps the title as it is if every word would be removed. Check that the result still reads clearly.
Can a slug contain non-English characters?
They are allowed, but browsers show them percent-encoded when copied, which can look messy. For most sites a Latin version is cleaner. Turn on 'Keep non-Latin letters' if you want to keep the original script.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Slugs are made in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.