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URL slug generator

Titles in, short lowercase URL slugs out, one at a time or in bulk.

How to use it

  1. Type a title. Or switch on bulk mode and paste one title per line.
  2. Choose options. Hyphen or underscore, drop stop words, cap the length.
  3. Copy the slug. In bulk mode, repeats get -2, -3 so each slug is unique.

What a slug is

The slug is the readable part of a URL after the domain: in example.com/blog/launch-checklist, the slug is launch-checklist. Search engines show it in results, people read it before they click, and it ends up in every link to the page. A short, clear slug looks trustworthy and is easy to share.

What this tool does

  • Lowercases everything. Some servers treat /Pricing and /pricing as different pages, which creates duplicates.
  • Removes accents. "Crème brûlée" becomes creme-brulee, so the URL stays plain ASCII for Latin text. Letters in other scripts are kept.
  • Strips punctuation. Apostrophes vanish (dont), ampersands become and, everything else becomes a separator.
  • Drops stop words when you ask: "The Best Tools for the Job" becomes best-tools-job.
  • Caps the length at a whole word, so a slug never ends halfway through one.

Slug best practice

  • Use hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators. Underscores join words together, so launch_checklist can read as one token.
  • Keep it short. Three to five words is plenty. Drop dates and years unless the page is genuinely about that date, so the URL does not age.
  • Include the main keyword, once, the way people search it.
  • Do not change it later without a redirect. A slug is a promise. If you must change one, add a 301 with the redirect generator.

Next steps

Check how the full URL looks in a search result with the SERP preview. Need the title itself in a different case for headings? Try the case converter.

What you get

  • Lowercase, accent removal and punctuation cleanup
  • Hyphen or underscore separator
  • Optional stop word removal
  • Max length that cuts at whole words
  • Bulk mode with unique slugs and download

Questions

Should I use hyphens or underscores in URLs?

Hyphens. Google treats a hyphen as a space between words and an underscore as part of the word, so hyphenated slugs are easier to read for both people and search engines.

How long should a URL slug be?

Short enough to read at a glance, usually three to five words or under about 60 characters. Shorter slugs are easier to share and less likely to be cut off in search results.

Should I remove stop words from slugs?

Often, yes, when it keeps the meaning. 'how-to-launch-on-product-hunt' reads better with 'how-to' kept, so check the result rather than stripping blindly.

Can I change a slug after publishing?

Yes, but always add a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one, or every existing link and search result will hit a 404.