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Text to Slug
Turn any title into a clean, URL-friendly slug — lower-case, accent-free, hyphenated.
About this tool
A slug is the clean, readable part of a URL that identifies a page — /best-tools-in-lagos rather than /post?id=42. This tool turns any title or sentence into a URL-friendly slug: lower-cased, spaces and punctuation replaced with a separator, accents stripped, and stray separators trimmed from the ends.
Why slugs matter for SEO
- Readable URLs — both people and search engines understand a descriptive slug at a glance.
- Keywords in the URL — a slug that contains your target phrase is a small but real ranking and click-through signal.
- Clean sharing — tidy links look trustworthy when pasted into chats and social posts.
How it works
The tool converts text to lower case, removes accents (so "café" becomes "cafe"), replaces any run of non-alphanumeric characters with your chosen separator (hyphen or underscore), and trims separators from the start and end. Hyphens are the SEO-preferred separator for words in a URL.
Everything runs in your browser. For other text transforms, see the Case Converter.
Frequently asked questions
What is a URL slug?
A slug is the human-readable part of a URL that names a page, such as "best-tools" in /blog/best-tools. A good slug is short, lower-case, and describes the page.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in a slug?
Hyphens. Search engines treat hyphens as word separators in URLs, while underscores join words together. Hyphens are the SEO-preferred choice.
Does it handle accents and special characters?
Yes. Accents are stripped (café becomes cafe) and any punctuation or symbol is replaced with your chosen separator, leaving only letters and numbers.
Does it update as I type?
Yes. The slug is generated live as you type, so you can tweak the title and watch the result change instantly.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. The slug is generated entirely in your browser.
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