URL Slug Generator

A good URL slug is lowercase, hyphen-separated, free of accents and punctuation, and short enough to read in a search result. This generator handles the transliteration and cleanup, and can optionally strip common stop words to keep the slug tight.

How to use it

1. Paste your page or article title.
2. The slug is generated live as you type.
3. Optionally remove stop words such as "the", "a", and "of".
4. Set a maximum length if you want to cap the slug, then copy it.

Frequently asked questions

Should slugs use hyphens or underscores?

Hyphens. Google has stated for years that hyphens are treated as word separators while underscores join words together, so "blue-widgets" reads as two words and "blue_widgets" as one.

How long should a URL slug be?

Short enough to stay readable — three to six meaningful words is a good target. Long slugs get truncated in search results and are harder to share.

Should I remove stop words?

Usually yes, when they add nothing. But keep them where removal changes meaning: "how-to-tie-a-tie" is clearer than "tie-tie".

Can I change a slug after publishing?

You can, but set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one. Changing a slug without redirecting loses every accumulated link and ranking signal pointing at the old address.

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