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URL Slug Generator
Convert titles into URL-friendly slugs with hyphen or underscore separators.
About the URL slug generator
Type or paste a title and the slug appears as you type: all lowercase, with each run of spaces and punctuation turned into one separator and nothing dangling at either end. Choose a hyphen or an underscore as the separator, then copy the result into your CMS, your router or a file name. An ampersand becomes the word and, so Salt & Pepper Shrimp turns into salt-and-pepper-shrimp. Accents come off, so Crème Brûlée becomes creme-brulee, and a few letters that don't split into a base letter plus an accent are spelled out: ß as ss, æ as ae, ø as o and ł as l. Anything else outside a to z and 0 to 9, such as emoji or Chinese characters, is dropped. The tool doesn't remove words like a, the or of, and it doesn't shorten long titles. Both are editorial calls, so trim a long slug yourself. Google's guide to URL structure recommends readable words instead of long ID numbers, and hyphens rather than underscores between the words.
Frequently asked questions
Should I remove stop words like 'the' and 'a'?
It's your call, and the tool leaves them in. Shorter slugs are easier to read and share, so dropping a the or an a is usually fine. Keep a small word when the slug reads oddly without it, as how-to-apply does compared with how-apply.
Underscore or hyphen?
Hyphen for web addresses. Google's URL structure guide recommends hyphens instead of underscores to separate words, because they help people and search engines pick out the words in a URL. Underscores are common in file names and code, which is why the option is there.
Should I change the slug of a page that is already published?
Only with a plan. A new slug is a new URL, so set up a permanent 301 redirect from the old address, update your internal links and your sitemap, or every existing link to the page breaks.
What happens to numbers and dates?
Digits stay, and punctuation around them becomes a separator. Top 10 Tips (2026 Edition) becomes top-10-tips-2026-edition, and 3.5 becomes 3-5.