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Slug Generator
Turn any title or phrase into a clean, URL-safe slug. Choose your separator, case and more.
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What is a URL slug?
A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page. For example, in example.com/blog/how-to-bake-bread, the slug is how-to-bake-bread. Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens instead of spaces, contain no special characters, and are concise. The Remove stop words option strips common English words (a, the, in, of…) to produce shorter, more SEO-friendly slugs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a URL slug?
A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page. For example, in
example.com/blog/how-to-bake-bread, the slug is how-to-bake-bread. Good slugs are short, lowercase, hyphen-separated, and free of special characters.
Why should I use hyphens instead of underscores in slugs?
Google officially recommends hyphens over underscores as word separators in URLs. Search engines treat hyphens as word separators (so "slug-generator" is read as two words) but historically treated underscores as joiners (so "slug_generator" was one word). Use hyphens for best SEO results.
What does "Remove stop words" do?
Stop words are common English words like "a", "the", "in", "of", "and" that add little SEO value to a URL. Removing them produces a shorter, cleaner slug — for example "The Best Ways to Learn Python" becomes "best-ways-learn-python" instead of "the-best-ways-to-learn-python".
Does the slug generator handle special characters and accents?
Yes. The tool strips diacritical marks and accents (e.g. "Ñ" → "N", "é" → "e") using Unicode normalization, and removes any remaining special characters that are not valid in a URL slug.
What is the ideal slug length for SEO?
Keep slugs under 60–75 characters where possible. Shorter slugs are easier to read, share, and remember. Focus on the 2–5 most important keywords and remove filler words. Google truncates URLs in search results, so the key terms should appear near the front.