Slug Generator
Generate clean, URL-friendly slugs from any text — with accented character support and options
Slug Generator
Generate clean, URL-friendly slugs from any text — with accented character support and options
Features
- Real-time slug generation as you type
- Transliteration of accented and special characters (ü→u, ñ→n, ß→ss)
- Customizable separator (hyphen, underscore, dot)
- Optional max length with smart word-boundary trimming
- Lowercase toggle
- Copy to clipboard with one click
- 100% client-side — no data sent to servers
How to use
- Type or paste text in the input field.
- The slug is generated in real-time below.
- Choose separator style, max length, and other options.
- Click Copy to copy the slug to your clipboard.
Tips & Best Practices
- Keep slugs concise — 3 to 5 words is ideal for SEO.
- Hyphens are the most common and SEO-friendly separator.
- Enable transliteration for content with international characters.
FAQ
What is a slug?
A slug is a URL-friendly version of a string, typically used in web URLs. It contains only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (or other separators).
How are accented characters handled?
When transliteration is enabled, accented characters like ü, ñ, ß are converted to their ASCII equivalents (u, n, ss). This ensures the slug works in all URLs.
What is the max length option for?
Some CMS platforms and SEO guidelines recommend keeping slugs under a certain length (e.g., 60 characters). The max length option trims at word boundaries so the slug stays readable instead of cutting off mid-word.
Why are slugs important for SEO?
Search engines and users both read URLs to understand what a page is about, so a clean keyword-rich slug like /how-to-deploy-nodejs improves crawlability and click-through rates compared to /post?id=12345. Slugs are also used as the canonical anchor for backlinks, so picking a stable slug at publish time prevents broken-link cleanup later.
Hyphens vs. underscores — which is better for URLs?
Use hyphens. Google's documented guidance treats hyphens as word separators, while underscores are treated as part of a single token, which hurts keyword matching. The generator defaults to hyphens for this reason and only offers underscores or dots for non-URL contexts like filenames.
How does transliteration handle non-Latin scripts?
Latin-based accented characters (ü, ñ, ß, é) are mapped to their nearest ASCII equivalents (u, n, ss, e). For non-Latin scripts like Cyrillic, Greek, or Chinese, the generator strips characters it cannot transliterate — for full romanization of those scripts you may want to pre-process the text with a dedicated library.
Are the generated slugs unique?
The generator produces a deterministic slug for a given input, but it does not check uniqueness against your database. If your CMS requires unique slugs, append a numeric suffix (-2, -3) or short hash on the server side when a collision is detected.
Is the slug generator safe to use for private content?
Yes, the tool runs entirely in your browser — your text, slugs, and settings never leave the device. This means you can safely use it for unpublished article titles, internal documents, and private repository names.