URL Slug Generator Online — Free Tool
Convert titles to URL slugs with batch mode, stop-word removal, camelCase/PascalCase variants, and full URL preview.
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About this tool
The Slug Generator converts any text — page titles, blog post names, product names — into a clean URL slug. It removes special characters, converts spaces to hyphens, lowercases everything, and strips accents from international characters. The output is ready to paste directly into your CMS, WordPress, or application URL field.
A URL slug is the human-readable part of a URL that identifies a page. For example, the slug for 'How to Calculate ROI' is 'how-to-calculate-roi'. Good slugs are lowercase, hyphen-separated, concise, and contain only the keywords that matter.
How to use
- Type or paste any text into the input — a page title, heading, or phrase.
- The tool instantly generates the URL slug.
- Copy the slug and paste it into your CMS URL field, route definition, or file name.
- For WordPress: this replaces the 'Permalink' field. For Next.js: use as your page filename. For Shopify: use as the product handle.
This page is available at /tools/slug-generator/.
Understanding the result
- Spaces become hyphens (-). Never use underscores in URLs — Google treats hyphens as word separators but historically treated underscores differently.
- Special characters (!, @, #, %, etc.) are removed entirely.
- Accented characters (é, ü, ñ) are converted to their ASCII equivalents (e, u, n) for maximum URL compatibility.
- Numbers are kept. 'Top 10 Tips' becomes 'top-10-tips'.
- Multiple consecutive spaces or hyphens are collapsed to a single hyphen.
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FAQ
What is a URL slug?
A slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page in human-readable form. In 'toolswebhub.com/blog/how-to-calculate-roi/', the slug is 'how-to-calculate-roi'. Slugs should be lowercase, hyphen-separated, and describe the page content concisely.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in slugs?
Always use hyphens. Google has confirmed it treats hyphens as word separators (so 'slug-generator' is read as two words: 'slug' and 'generator'). Underscores were historically treated as joiners, making 'slug_generator' one word. Modern Google handles both, but hyphens remain the universal standard.
How long should a URL slug be?
Keep slugs under 5 words where possible. Remove stop words (a, the, and, of, in) unless they are essential for readability. 'how-to-calculate-roi' (4 words) is better than 'how-to-calculate-return-on-investment-percentage' (7 words).
Should slugs match the page title exactly?
Not necessarily. The slug should contain the primary keyword but can be shorter than the full title. A blog post titled 'The Complete Guide to Simple Interest Calculations for Beginners' should have the slug 'simple-interest-calculator' or 'how-to-calculate-simple-interest' — not the full title.
Does changing a slug hurt SEO?
Yes, if the old URL had backlinks or search rankings. Always set up a 301 redirect from the old slug to the new one. Without a redirect, you lose all existing ranking signals when you change a slug.