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URL slug generator

Type a title, or a list of titles one per line, and this tool turns each into a URL slug: lowercase, accents removed, symbols dropped and words joined with hyphens. You can drop small words and set a maximum length that cuts at a word boundary.

It’s for makers naming blog posts, docs and product pages. A clean slug is easier to read, share and remember, and it hints at what the page is about before anyone clicks.

Free with a ShipScroll account.

How to use the Slug Generator

  1. Enter one title per line.
  2. Choose hyphens or underscores, and whether to drop small words like “the” and “of”.
  3. Set a maximum length, or 0 for none.
  4. Press Make slugs, then copy them all at once.

What makes a good slug

  • Readable words that describe the page, such as /launch-checklist rather than /p?id=3471.
  • Hyphens between words. Google recommends hyphens over underscores.
  • Lowercase only, so there’s one version of each address.
  • Short, without dates or filler, so it still fits if you update the page later.

Before you change an existing slug

Changing the address of a page that’s already live breaks old links and resets how search engines know it. If you do rename one, add a permanent redirect from the old address to the new one. The Redirect Generator writes the rule for your host.

Questions

Hyphens or underscores?

Hyphens. Google’s URL guidance recommends them, because it treats hyphens as word separators. Underscores are here for systems that require them.

Should I remove words like “the” and “of”?

Often, if it keeps the slug short and still readable. If removing them changes the meaning, keep them.

What happens to accents and symbols?

Accented letters become plain ones (é to e), & becomes “and”, apostrophes are dropped, and other symbols become separators.

Is there a best length?

There’s no fixed rule. A few descriptive words is plenty. The length limit here cuts at a whole word, so slugs never end mid-word.

Related tools

  • Redirect GeneratorTurn old and new addresses into redirect rules for your host.
  • SERP PreviewPreview a title and description as a search result, with likely cut-offs.
  • Meta Tags CheckerSee the title, description, canonical and share tags a page actually serves.

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