URL Slug Generator
A URL slug generator turns a page title into the short, readable part of a web address, such as how-to-bake-bread. Type one title or paste many, and this free tool lowercases the text, swaps spaces for hyphens, removes symbols and handles accented letters. For other scripts it shows both the readable slug and its encoded form.
Google recommends hyphens over underscores.
Generated Slugs (0)
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What is a URL slug generator and when should you use it?
The slug is the part of a URL that names a single page. A short, readable slug helps people understand where a link goes before they click it. Google recommends readable words over long ID numbers and hyphens over underscores. To check a full address, use the URL Parser, and to encode special characters, use the URL Encoder and Decoder.
How do you use it?
- Type a title or paste a list.
- Choose your options.
- Press Generate.
- Copy the slugs into your CMS.
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Result interpretation & practical applications
When evaluating the output of the URL slug generator, review the parsed metrics against your specific site architecture. Outputs are formatted for direct implementation into your HTML source, web server configuration, or Google Search Console audit files.
Always inspect generated values for contextual nuance. Automated tools highlight structural patterns, but manual verification confirms that technical directives align with your overarching SEO strategy.
Technical rules and limitations
- Use readable words rather than long ID numbers.
- Use hyphens rather than underscores to separate words; don't join words together.
- Use words in your audience's language.
- Non-ASCII characters should be percent-encoded in links.
These rules come from Google's URL structure best practices.
Common mistakes and troubleshooting
- Using underscores between words.
- Keeping stop words that make slugs very long.
- Changing the slug of a live page without a redirect.
No tool can promise how a search engine will crawl, index, or rank your pages. This tool generates and validates code against documented technical specifications; you determine where to deploy it, and you should always test changes on staging environments first. Google publishes extensive guidelines in Search Central on evaluating third-party SEO tools and advice. Learn more about our technical testing standards on our about us page, or explore full site audits on our pricing page.
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Authoritative Technical Documentation & Standards
This tool executes logic aligned with official technical documentation and search engine webmaster standards:
- Google Search Central title links documentation
Google Search Central: Control your title links in search results
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
- W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: Heading and Text Standards
Primary engineering source and technical documentation.
URL Slug Generator questions
Hyphens or underscores? ↓
Google recommends hyphens to separate words.
Can I use Bengali or other scripts? ↓
Yes. The tool keeps them and also shows the encoded form used in links.
Should I change old slugs? ↓
Only with a redirect from the old address, such as one made with our .htaccess Redirect Generator.
Is this tool free? ↓
Yes. It is completely free to use and requires no registration or subscription.
Does this tool visit my website or store my files? ↓
No. It executes entirely in your local browser runtime. Your inputs and results are never stored or logged on our servers.
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