URL slug generator

How to use the URL slug generator

  1. Paste a title, headline, or any text into the input. One per line for bulk conversion.
  2. Toggle 'Remove stop words' to drop short connectors (a, an, and, the, in, of) for cleaner SEO slugs.
  3. Optionally adjust the preview URL prefix to see the full path you'd publish.
  4. Each line becomes a clean slug: lowercase, hyphenated, accent-stripped, special characters removed.
  5. Copy individual slugs or all of them at once for paste-into-CMS workflows.

When to use it

Use whenever you publish a blog post, product page, landing page, or any URL you want to be human-readable and SEO-friendly. Slugs derived from titles outperform random IDs in search and social CTR. Alternative: most CMS platforms generate slugs automatically — this tool wins for bulk migrations, redirect maps, and previewing slugs before committing.

Frequently asked questions

What is a URL slug?
The human-readable end of a URL, e.g., `how-to-build-a-rest-api` in `/blog/how-to-build-a-rest-api`. Slugs improve SEO, social sharing CTR, and accessibility — search engines and screen readers read them as keywords.
Should I remove stop words from slugs?
Mostly yes for SEO — `how-to-build-rest-api` outranks `how-to-build-a-rest-api` slightly in some keyword tools. But for natural-reading branded URLs, leaving them in feels less robotic. Pick a convention and stick with it.
How long should a slug be?
3-5 words is the sweet spot. Google truncates URLs in SERPs around 60 characters; longer slugs get cut off. If your title is long, summarize for the slug.
What does the slug generator do with accents?
Strips them while preserving the underlying letter — `café` becomes `cafe`, `naïve` becomes `naive`, `café-restaurant-guide` works. Required for URL safety since most servers don't accept Unicode in paths reliably.
Can I bulk-convert multiple titles?
Yes — paste one title per line. Each line generates a slug independently. Useful when migrating a CMS or planning a content calendar.
Are hyphens or underscores better in slugs?
Hyphens. Google explicitly treats hyphens as word separators in URLs; underscores are read as part of a single word. Stick with hyphens unless your CMS forces underscores.

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Last updated: 2026-04-27