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.

URL Slug Generator

Q: Why should I use hyphens vs underscores in URLs?

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.

Q: What are stop words and why remove them?

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.

Q: Is my text data safe when using this tool?

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 This makes it safe to use with any content, including titles, headings, or other text that may be confidential or unpublished.

Q: Should I remove numbers from my URL slugs?

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.

Q: How long should a URL slug be?

Aim for short and descriptive — roughly 3 to 5 meaningful words, and ideally under about 60 characters. Search engines can truncate long URLs in results, and overly long slugs are harder to read, share, and remember. Use the length-limit option to cap your slug, and remove stop words to keep only the words that carry meaning. That said, never sacrifice clarity just to hit a character count: a slightly longer slug that clearly describes the page is better than a cryptic short one.

Q: Is it safe to change a slug after a page is published?

Be careful. Once a page is live and indexed, its slug is part of the permanent URL. Changing it breaks every existing link, bookmark, and social share pointing to the old address, and can wipe out the search ranking that URL had built up. If you must change a published slug, set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one so visitors and search engines are forwarded automatically. The best practice is to get the slug right before you publish.

Convert any text into clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs instantly. Customize with options to use underscores, remove numbers, strip stop words, and limit slug length.

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Separate Words with Underscore (_) Convert Upper Case to Lower Case Remove Numbers Remove Stop Words Limit Length of the Slug

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What It Does

A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a page, like 'my-first-post' in 'example.com/my-first-post'. This tool turns any title or phrase into a clean slug by lowercasing the text, stripping accents and punctuation, and joining the remaining words with a separator. SEO-friendly slugs matter because clear, keyword-rich URLs are easier for people to read and share, and search engines use them as a ranking signal. The options let you tailor the result: choose an underscore instead of a hyphen separator, force lowercase, remove numbers when they add no meaning, drop common stop words to keep only the important terms, and cap the length so the slug stays short and tidy.

When to Use It

You are publishing a blog post or article and need a clean, readable URL generated from the headline before it goes live.
You run an e-commerce or catalog site and want consistent, keyword-rich slugs for product and category pages.
You are building a CMS, static site, or documentation system and need to convert page titles into safe URL paths programmatically-friendly slugs.
You copied a heading with accents, emoji, punctuation, or numbers and need a plain ASCII slug that will not break in a URL.

Worked Examples

Crème Brûlée & Café: A Beginner's Guide!

Accents are stripped (Crème becomes creme), the ampersand expands to 'and', and punctuation is dropped — producing 'creme-brulee-and-cafe-a-beginners-guide'. Turn on 'remove stop words' and the filler 'a' disappears for an even tighter slug.

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Coffee in the World

With 'remove stop words' enabled, common words like 'the', 'to', and 'in' are removed, collapsing the title down to 'ultimate-guide-best-coffee-world' — shorter, more focused, and keyword-rich.

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A very long title shows the length limit in action: enable 'limit length' with a cap around 60 and the slug is truncated at a word boundary instead of mid-word, so you get a clean URL that does not trail off awkwardly.

Features

Real-time slug preview as you type

Hyphen or underscore word separator

Convert uppercase to lowercase

Remove numbers from slug

Remove common stop words

Limit slug length

One-click copy to clipboard

Clear and reset instantly

Works entirely in your browser

Supports all languages and special characters

How to Use

1. Enter or paste your text in the input field. 2. The slug is generated in real-time as you type. 3. Toggle options: use underscores instead of hyphens, convert to lowercase, remove numbers, remove stop words, or limit the slug length. 4. Click 'Copy' to copy the slug to your clipboard. 5. Click 'Clear' to reset the input and output.

Common Mistakes

Letting slugs grow too long. Stuffing an entire title into the URL hurts readability and can get truncated in search results — cap the length and keep only the meaningful words.
Leaving stop words in. Words like 'the', 'a', 'and', and 'of' add length without meaning. Removing them makes the slug shorter and more focused on the keywords that matter.
Ignoring non-ASCII characters. Accents, emoji, and other Unicode can break or get percent-encoded into ugly URLs. Always normalize to plain ASCII so the slug is clean everywhere.
Changing a slug after publishing. Once a URL is live and indexed, editing the slug breaks existing links and bookmarks and can lose search ranking — finalize the slug before you publish, or add a 301 redirect.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL slug?

Why should I use hyphens vs underscores in URLs?

What are stop words and why remove them?

Is my text data safe when using this tool?

Should I remove numbers from my URL slugs?

How long should a URL slug be?

Is it safe to change a slug after a page is published?

All processing happens locally in your browser. No data is sent to any server. Your text remains completely private.