URL Slug Generator
A good slug is lowercase, hyphen-separated, and readable — exactly what search engines and humans prefer. Paste a headline and get a clean slug instantly, with options to strip stop words and trim length.
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Lowercase, hyphen-separated, accents flattened — the format Google parses best.
How to use it
- Paste your title or headline.
- The slug appears instantly — lowercase, hyphenated, accents flattened.
- Optionally remove stop words (a, the, of…) for a shorter slug.
- Copy it into your CMS, blog, or router.
Frequently asked questions
Should URL slugs use hyphens or underscores?
Hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators but treats underscores as word joiners, so this-is-a-slug is parsed as four words while this_is_a_slug reads as one.
How long should a slug be?
Short but descriptive — usually 3 to 6 meaningful words. Dropping stop words like "the" and "of" keeps slugs tight without losing keywords.
Do keywords in the slug help SEO?
Modestly, yes — the slug is a relevance signal and appears in search results, so a readable keyword-bearing slug helps both ranking and click-through.
Should I change slugs on existing pages?
Rarely. Changing a published URL loses existing links and rankings unless you set a 301 redirect from the old slug to the new one.
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