URL Slug Generator
Convert titles and text into clean URL slugs. Remove special characters, spaces, and accents for SEO-friendly URLs.
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About this calculator
Turn a title or any text into a clean URL slug: lower case, no accents or symbols, words joined by hyphens or underscores. Options let you choose the separator and whether to strip special characters.
Clean slugs are easier to read, share and rank. A page called 'Best Laptops Under ₹50,000 (2026)' becomes best-laptops-under-50000-2026.
How to use it
- Type or paste the title.
- Choose the Separator and options.
- Copy the slug.
Rules
A slug is the readable part of a URL. The tool lower-cases the text, replaces accented letters with plain ones (é becomes e), removes symbols, turns spaces into the chosen separator and collapses repeats. Hyphens are the standard word separator for search engines, while underscores join words into one in some systems.
Worked example
Hello World! Café 2026
| Slug with hyphens | hello-world-cafe-2026 |
| Slug with underscores | hello_world_cafe_2026 |
Tips and common mistakes
- Keep slugs short: three to five meaningful words.
- Use hyphens, not underscores, for SEO.
- Drop filler words such as a, the and of if the meaning stays clear.
- Never change a live URL without a 301 redirect.
- Avoid dates in slugs for evergreen articles.
Frequently asked questions
What is a URL slug?
The part of a web address that identifies a page, such as /hello-world.
Hyphen or underscore in slugs?
Hyphens. Google treats them as word separators.
Should slugs be lower case?
Yes, to avoid duplicate URLs.
How long should a slug be?
Under about 60 characters.
Are accented characters allowed?
Better to convert them to plain letters.
Does the slug affect SEO?
Slightly. A clear, keyword-bearing slug helps users and search engines.