URL Slug Generator
Turn any headline into a clean, SEO-friendly URL slug. Lowercase, hyphenated, special characters stripped — as you type.
URL slug
Tip: short slugs with your main keyword tend to perform best in search results.
How to use the slug generator
- Type or paste your page title, headline, or product name.
- The slug generates live as you type — accents stripped, lowercase, hyphenated.
- Click Copy slug and paste it into your CMS, blog, or store URL field.
Slugs that help your SEO
A URL slug is the human-readable tail of a web address — the "10-tips-for-better-mornings" in example.com/blog/10-tips-for-better-mornings. Clean slugs matter more than most people think: they are shown in search results, they get shared and linked as-is, and a readable slug tells both Google and humans what the page is about before it even loads. The rules are simple: lowercase everything, use hyphens (never underscores or spaces), strip special characters and accents, and keep it short — three to five meaningful words beats a twelve-word ramble. Resist stuffing keywords; one natural phrase is enough. This generator handles the mechanical part instantly, including transliterating accented characters ("café" becomes "cafe"), so you can focus on choosing words worth ranking for.
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Frequently asked questions
What characters are allowed in a slug?
Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Everything else — spaces, punctuation, symbols, emojis — is stripped or converted to hyphens.
What happens to accented characters?
They are transliterated to their plain equivalents: é becomes e, ñ becomes n, and so on. This keeps URLs ASCII-safe everywhere.
Hyphens or underscores?
Hyphens, always. Google explicitly treats hyphens as word separators; underscores are not treated the same way.
How long should a slug be?
Aim for 3–5 words with your main keyword. Shorter slugs are easier to share, remember, and display fully in search results.