Slug Generator
Convert text to SEO-friendly URL slugs.
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The generated slug is perfect for URLs, filenames, and IDs.
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Free URL Slug Generator — Create SEO-Friendly Slugs from Text
Turn any title, heading, or text into a clean, SEO-friendly URL slug. UtilHub's Slug Generator converts spaces to hyphens, removes special characters, lowercases everything, and strips diacritics — producing slugs like my-awesome-blog-post from "My Awesome Blog Post!" Perfect for blog URLs, product pages, and any CMS that needs clean, readable, search-engine-friendly permalinks. Type or paste your text and copy the slug in one click.
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How to use Slug Generator
- Enter your text or page title — Type or paste any title, heading, or text. For example, entering "How to Optimize Your Website for SEO in 2026!" generates the slug automatically.
- Review the generated slug — The tool converts to lowercase, replaces spaces with hyphens, strips special characters (&, %, #, !, ?), and removes accents (é→e, ñ→n). Result: `how-to-optimize-your-website-for-seo-in-2026`.
- Optimize for SEO — Remove stop words ("to", "your", "for", "in") and unnecessary numbers to shorten the slug. A Yoast SEO study recommends 3-5 words (30-50 characters) for best results. Optimized: `optimize-website-seo`.
- Copy the slug — Click Copy and paste directly into your CMS URL field. The slug works with WordPress, Shopify, Angular routes, Next.js, or any custom URL structure.
Features
- Instant conversion — Slugs generate in real time as you type. No button needed.
- Smart character handling — Removes special characters, replaces spaces with hyphens, strips diacritics (é→e, ñ→n), and collapses multiple hyphens.
- Transliteration — Converts non-Latin characters to their closest ASCII equivalents for maximum URL compatibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What characters are allowed in a URL slug?
Only lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-) to separate words. Google officially recommends hyphens over underscores — their documentation states that hyphens are treated as word separators while underscores are not. Avoid spaces (encoded as %20), special characters (&=%#@!?), uppercase letters (some servers treat `/About` and `/about` as different pages, causing duplicate content), and non-ASCII characters unless using UTF-8 encoding for multilingual URLs.
How long should a URL slug be for SEO?
Keep slugs between 3-5 words (approximately 30-50 characters). Backlinko's analysis of 11.8 million Google search results found that shorter URLs tend to rank higher — the average URL in position #1 was 66 characters long (including domain). Slugs longer than 60 characters get truncated in search results and are harder for users to remember or share. Remove filler words like "the," "and," "a," "of," and "to" to keep slugs concise.
Should I change existing URL slugs for better SEO?
Be extremely cautious. Changing a slug on an already-indexed page breaks all existing backlinks, social shares, and bookmarks. If you must change a slug, always implement a 301 permanent redirect from the old URL to the new one — this passes approximately 90-99% of link equity according to Google. Never change slugs on pages that are actively ranking well or have significant backlink profiles.