About the URL Slug Generator
A slug is the readable part of a URL that identifies a page, like 'best-coffee-in-colombo' in a blog post address. Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens instead of spaces, and strip out accents and punctuation, which makes them clean, shareable and better for SEO.
This generator turns any title or phrase into a URL-friendly slug instantly. It lowercases the text, replaces spaces with hyphens, removes special characters and handles accented letters — all in your browser.
How to use it
- 1Type or paste your title or phrase.
- 2The slug is generated automatically as you type.
- 3Choose a separator if you prefer underscores over hyphens.
- 4Check the result reads cleanly and describes the page.
- 5Copy the slug into your CMS, code or URL.
Common uses
- →Creating clean URLs for blog posts and articles.
- →Generating stable identifiers for products or categories.
- →Making CSS class names or file names from a label.
- →Producing anchor IDs for on-page links.
- →Standardising URLs across a large site.
Tips & good to know
- Keep slugs short and descriptive — a few meaningful words beat a long sentence.
- Include your main keyword in the slug for a small SEO boost.
- Once a page is published, avoid changing its slug or set up a redirect to preserve links.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it handle accented characters?
- Yes. Accented letters are converted to their plain equivalents so the slug stays clean and URL-safe.
- Can I use underscores instead of hyphens?
- Yes, though hyphens are the SEO-recommended separator for URLs.
- Is my text uploaded?
- No. The slug is generated locally in your browser.