A slug is the readable part of a URL that identifies a page, such as best-hiking-boots in example.com/blog/best-hiking-boots. This generator turns any title into one: it lowercases the text, converts accented letters to plain ones (é → e, ß → ss), replaces spaces and punctuation with a hyphen, and trims separators from the ends.
Options let you use underscores or dots instead of hyphens, drop short stop words such as “a” and “the”, cap the length without cutting a word in half, or keep non-Latin letters for Cyrillic, Greek or Thai URLs. Put one title per line to create many slugs at once for a CMS import or a product catalogue.
How to use the Slug Generator tool
- Type or paste a title. Add more lines to generate several slugs.
- Choose a separator; hyphen is best for SEO.
- Optionally remove stop words or set a maximum length.
- Copy the slug, or all slugs at once.
Why use ToolOrca Slug Generator
- Strips accents and special characters
- Hyphen, underscore, dot or no separator
- Optional stop-word removal
- Max length without broken words
- Bulk mode: one slug per line
- Keeps non-Latin letters on request
What makes a good URL slug?
Good slugs are short, descriptive and stable. Use the main keyword of the page, separate words with hyphens (Google treats hyphens as word separators but joins words linked by underscores), use lowercase only, and keep it to roughly three to six words. Avoid dates and numbers that may change, such as “2024” in an evergreen article.
Once a page is published and indexed, avoid changing its slug. If you must, set up a 301 redirect from the old URL so you keep links and rankings.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use hyphens or underscores in URLs?
Hyphens. Google recommends them as word separators, and they are easier to read. Underscores are fine for file names and code identifiers.
How long should a slug be?
There is no hard limit, but 3–6 words or under about 60 characters is ideal. Short slugs are easier to share and are not cut off in search results.
What happens to characters like é, ü or ñ?
They are converted to their plain Latin letters (e, u, n). Ligatures such as æ and ß become ae and ss, and & becomes “and”.
Can I keep Chinese, Russian or Arabic letters?
Tick Keep non-Latin letters. Browsers show them normally, though they are percent-encoded when copied, so many sites prefer a transliterated slug.