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.
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.