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Slugify Tool

Convert text to URL-friendly slugs online. Customize separator, case, max length, and handle unicode characters. Free slug generator.

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About Slugify Tool

A slug is a URL-friendly version of a string, typically used in web addresses for blog posts, product pages, and routes. Slugs use only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (or other separators), making them clean and readable.

This tool converts any text into a clean slug by lowercasing, removing special characters, replacing spaces with separators, normalizing unicode characters (accents, diacritics), and optionally enforcing a maximum length.

All processing happens client-side in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

How to Use This Slugify Tool

This free online slug generator converts any text into a clean, URL-friendly slug. Perfect for blog post URLs, product pages, and API endpoints.

  1. Enter your text — type or paste a title, heading, or any text you want to convert to a slug.
  2. Customize options — choose your separator (hyphen, underscore, or dot), toggle lowercase conversion, optionally strip numbers, and set a maximum length.
  3. Copy the result — use the copy button to copy the generated slug to your clipboard.
  4. Batch mode — enter multiple lines to convert them all at once. Each line produces a separate slug.

All processing happens locally in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

Common Use Cases

  • Blog post URLs — Convert article titles into SEO-friendly slugs for WordPress, Ghost, Next.js, or any CMS.
  • E-commerce products — Generate clean product page URLs from product names for better SEO and user experience.
  • API endpoint design — Create consistent, readable endpoint names for REST APIs.
  • File naming — Convert titles to filesystem-safe file names using underscores or hyphens.
  • Database identifiers — Generate unique, readable identifiers from user-provided names.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL slug?

A URL slug is the part of a web address that identifies a specific page in a human-readable form. For example, in 'example.com/blog/how-to-build-a-rest-api', the slug is 'how-to-build-a-rest-api'. Slugs use only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, making URLs clean, readable, and SEO-friendly.

Why are slugs important for SEO?

URL slugs are important for SEO because search engines use them to understand page content. A descriptive slug like '/best-javascript-frameworks' is more informative than '/page?id=123'. Clean slugs improve click-through rates in search results, are easier to share, and help search engines index your content more effectively.

How does this slugify tool handle special characters?

The tool normalizes unicode characters by removing diacritics (accents like e, n, u), replaces common symbols with words (& becomes 'and', @ becomes 'at', # becomes 'hash'), removes all other non-alphanumeric characters, and collapses multiple separators into one. This ensures the output is safe for use in any URL.

What separator should I use for slugs?

Hyphens (-) are the most common and recommended separator for URL slugs. Google treats hyphens as word separators, which is better for SEO than underscores. Underscores (_) are commonly used in file names and variable names. Dots (.) are sometimes used in versioning or special naming conventions.

What is the ideal length for a URL slug?

The ideal URL slug length is between 3-5 words (roughly 30-60 characters). Google can handle URLs up to about 2,000 characters, but shorter slugs are more readable, easier to share, and better for SEO. Use the max length option to enforce a character limit for your slugs.

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