How to use the Slug Generator tool
- Paste your titleType or paste a page title, product name or heading. For bulk conversion, put one title per line.
- Adjust the optionsChoose the separator and letter case, set a maximum length, and optionally remove stop words or numbers.
- Check the slugThe slug updates as you type, with a preview of how the URL will look.
- Copy itClick “Copy” and paste the slug into your CMS, code or spreadsheet.
Features
- Smart transliterationé becomes e, ß becomes ss, and Cyrillic and Greek are converted to Latin letters.
- Clean outputNo double hyphens, no leading or trailing separators, and apostrophes handled naturally.
- Length limit on word boundariesShorten long slugs without cutting a word in half.
- Unicode optionKeep Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and other scripts for local-language URLs.
- Bulk modeConvert hundreds of titles at once, one per line.
What is a URL slug?
The slug is the part of a web address that identifies a specific page in a readable way. In example.com/blog/best-cafes-in-paris, the slug is best-cafes-in-paris. A good slug tells both people and search engines what the page is about before they click.
Best practices for SEO-friendly slugs
- Keep it short and descriptive. Three to five meaningful words are usually enough. Shorter URLs are easier to read, share and remember.
- Use hyphens, not underscores. Google treats hyphens as word separators, so
green-teareads as two words. - Use lowercase. URLs can be case-sensitive on many servers, so mixed case can create duplicate or broken links.
- Include the main keyword, naturally, without stuffing.
- Avoid dates unless the content is truly time-bound. A slug without a year doesn’t look outdated next year.
- Don’t change published slugs without a 301 redirect, or you will lose links and rankings.
Examples
| Title | Slug |
|---|---|
| 10 Best Cafés in São Paulo — Updated! | 10-best-cafes-in-sao-paulo-updated |
| Rock & Roll: Don’t Stop | rock-and-roll-dont-stop |
| The Ultimate Guide to the Best of Paris (stop words removed) | ultimate-guide-best-paris |
Should I remove stop words?
Words like “a”, “the” and “of” add length without adding meaning, so removing them can make slugs shorter and cleaner. But don’t remove them when they change the meaning or make the slug unnatural. “how-to-cook-rice” reads better than “cook-rice”. That’s why this option is off by default.
Non-English URLs
Modern browsers and search engines support Unicode in URLs, so a Japanese or Arabic page can have a slug in its own script. It looks natural in the address bar, but appears percent-encoded (for example %E4%B8%AD) when copied or shared. For international sites, many teams prefer transliterated Latin slugs. Tick “Keep non-Latin letters” if you want native-script slugs.
Need to encode a complete URL? Use the URL Encoder & Decoder. To change the case of text, try the Case Converter.