What is this tool?

A slug generator converts any text — article titles, product names, headings — into a clean, URL-friendly string. It removes special characters, replaces spaces with hyphens or underscores, and lowercases everything to create slugs perfect for URLs, filenames, and identifiers.

Why use this tool?

Clean URLs improve SEO rankings and user experience. Manually creating slugs is error-prone — you might miss special characters or accented letters. This tool handles all edge cases instantly, including transliteration of common accented characters.

Tips & Best Practices

Keep slugs short — remove filler words like "the", "a", "and" when possible
Hyphens are preferred over underscores for SEO (Google treats hyphens as word separators)
Avoid changing slugs after publishing — it breaks existing links
Use consistent slug conventions across your entire site

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my data safe?

Yes. Everything runs in your browser. No data is ever sent to a server.

What characters are removed?

All special characters except letters, numbers, and the chosen separator are removed. Accented characters like e with accent are converted to their ASCII equivalents.

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