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Text to Slug Converter

Convert any title or text into a clean, SEO-friendly URL slug โ€” with transliteration, stop-word removal, and custom separators

Truncates at word boundary
Characters: 0 Words: 0
Preview
https://example.com/blog/

About This Tool

Need a clean URL for your blog post, product page, or API endpoint? This tool converts any text into a URL-friendly slug instantly. It lowercases everything, replaces spaces with hyphens, strips special characters, and transliterates accented letters (รฉ โ†’ e, รผ โ†’ u, รฑ โ†’ n). Fine-tune the output with options: choose your separator (hyphens, underscores, or dots), remove common stop words (a, the, is, of), set a max length with smart word-boundary truncation, or keep uppercase if you need it. The slug updates as you type. Perfect for CMS URLs, file naming, GitHub repo slugs, API route design, and SEO-optimized permalinks.

How to Use

1. Type or paste your text (title, headline, sentence) 2. The slug appears instantly below 3. Adjust options: separator, transliteration, stop words, max length 4. Click "Copy" to grab the slug 5. Click "Copy Link" to share the conversion

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-bake-bread', the slug is 'how-to-bake-bread'. Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens between words, and contain no special characters.
Why are URL slugs important for SEO?
Search engines use URL slugs as a ranking signal. A descriptive slug like '/best-running-shoes-2024' tells both Google and users what the page is about. Keep slugs short (3-5 words), include your target keyword, and avoid numbers that will become outdated.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in URLs?
Use hyphens (-). Google treats hyphens as word separators but treats underscores as word joiners. So 'blue-shoes' is read as two words, while 'blue_shoes' is read as one. This is why virtually all SEO best practices recommend hyphens for URL slugs.
How do I handle accented characters in URLs?
Transliterate them to ASCII equivalents: รฉ โ†’ e, รผ โ†’ u, รฑ โ†’ n, รŸ โ†’ ss. While modern browsers can display UTF-8 URLs, ASCII slugs are safer, more compatible, and easier to share. This converter handles transliteration automatically.
Should I remove stop words from URL slugs?
It depends. Removing stop words (a, the, is, of, and) makes slugs shorter and more focused: 'the-art-of-cooking' becomes 'art-cooking'. However, sometimes stop words aid readability: 'how-to-cook-rice' reads better than 'cook-rice'. Use your judgment.
What is the ideal URL slug length?
Keep slugs under 60 characters (roughly 3-5 words). Google can handle longer URLs, but shorter slugs are easier to read, share, and remember. If your title is long, use the max-length option to truncate at a word boundary.

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