URL Slug Generator

A URL slug is the part of a web address that comes after the domain name and identifies a specific page in a human-readable format. For example, in 'example.com/my-awesome-blog-post', the slug is 'my-awesome-blog-post'. Slugs are typically lowercase, use hyphens or underscores to separate words, and avoid special characters, making URLs clean, readable, and SEO-friendly.

Google treats hyphens (-) as word separators, meaning 'my-blog-post' is read as three separate words. Underscores (_) are not treated as separators, so 'my_blog_post' is read as one word. For SEO purposes, hyphens are generally recommended as the default separator. However, underscores may be preferred for technical identifiers, file names, or when matching programming conventions. Our tool lets you choose either option.

Stop words are common words like 'a', 'an', 'the', 'is', 'in', 'at', 'of', 'and', 'or', 'but', 'for', etc. that add little meaning to a URL. Removing them makes slugs shorter and more focused. For example, 'the-best-guide-to-learning-seo' becomes 'best-guide-learning-seo'. Shorter, cleaner URLs are easier to read, share, and can perform slightly better in search engine rankings.

Yes, absolutely! All slug generation happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server or stored anywhere. Once you close the browser tab, no trace of your input remains. This makes it safe to use with any content, including titles, headings, or other text that may be confidential or unpublished.

It depends on context. If the numbers are meaningful (like '10-tips-for-seo' or 'iphone-15-review'), keep them as they add value and help users understand the content. Remove numbers when they are irrelevant or result from copy-pasting formatted text (like list numbers or footnote references). Our tool gives you the option to remove numbers with a single toggle when needed.