Slugify

What is a URL slug?

A URL slug is the human-readable part at the end of a web address that identifies a specific page. For example, in example.com/blog/how-to-write-a-url-slug, the slug is how-to-write-a-url-slug. Slugs replace spaces and special characters with hyphens so URLs stay clean and shareable.

Slugify text into a URL-friendly slug

Paste any text — a blog title, product name, or category label — and this tool converts it into a clean, URL-safe slug. It removes punctuation, collapses whitespace, and lets you control separator, casing, stop words, and max length.

How to use

1. Paste the text you want to slugify (one title or multiple lines).
2. Adjust options: separator (dash or underscore), lowercase, stop words, and max length.
3. Copy the slug and use it in your CMS, routing config, or spreadsheet.

SEO best practices for URL slugs

• Use hyphens, not underscores — Google treats hyphens as word separators; underscores are treated as connectors
• Keep slugs short and descriptive — include the primary keyword, drop filler words
• Lowercase only — avoid case-sensitivity issues and duplicate URLs
• Avoid stop words — words like “a”, “the”, and “and” add length without adding search value
• Don't change slugs after publishing — URL changes break backlinks and require 301 redirects

Examples

• ”Hello, World!” → hello-world
• ”A/B testing: what it is” → a-b-testing-what-it-is
• ”Café au lait recipe” → cafe-au-lait-recipe