🔗 Text to Slug
Convert text to URL-friendly slugs. Perfect for blog post URLs and file names.
Generated Slug
What Is a URL Slug?
A URL slug is the human-readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page. For example, in example.com/blog/what-is-a-url-slug, the slug is "what-is-a-url-slug". Good slugs are short, descriptive, and contain your target keywords.
How This Tool Creates Slugs
The slug generator performs these transformations automatically: converts all text to lowercase, replaces spaces with hyphens, removes special characters and punctuation, handles accented characters (é → e, ü → u), and collapses multiple consecutive hyphens into one.
Why Slugs Matter for SEO
- Search engine ranking: Keywords in the URL are a confirmed ranking factor in Google's algorithm.
- Click-through rates: Clean, readable URLs in search results build trust and encourage clicks.
- Link sharing: When shared on social media or forums, descriptive URLs are self-explanatory.
- Accessibility: Screen readers can parse descriptive slugs more easily than cryptic IDs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a URL Slug?
A slug is the user-friendly, SEO-optimized portion of a web URL that identifies a specific page (e.g., "my-first-blog-post").
Does this handle accented characters?
Yes! Accented and international characters (e.g., é, á, ő, ü, ñ) are automatically transliterated to standard Latin letters.
What separators can I use?
You can choose between hyphens (-), underscores (_), dots (.), or custom separator characters.