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URL Slug Generator

Convert any text or title into a clean, SEO-friendly URL slug. Handles diacritics, special characters, and bulk conversion (one title per line).

What This Tool Does

Convert any text into a clean, SEO-friendly URL slug. Strips special characters, converts to lowercase, replaces spaces with hyphens, and removes stop words if you want. Supports bulk mode — paste multiple titles (one per line) and get all slugs at once. Everything runs in your browser.

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How It Works

The URL slug generator transforms your text into a clean, web-friendly format by following several steps. First, it normalizes the text by removing diacritics and special characters, ensuring compatibility across all systems and browsers.

Next, the tool replaces spaces with your chosen separator (hyphen, underscore, or dot). You can customize the output by enabling lowercase conversion, removing common stop words (like "the", "and", "is"), and optionally removing numbers. The bulk conversion feature processes multiple lines simultaneously, generating slugs for each title independently.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL slug?

A URL slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page in a human-readable format. For example, in "example.com/blog/how-to-code", the slug is "how-to-code". Good slugs improve SEO, readability, and user experience.

Why should I use a slug generator?

Slug generators ensure your URLs are clean, consistent, and SEO-friendly. They automatically handle special characters, diacritics, and formatting, saving you time and preventing common mistakes like broken links or poorly formatted URLs.

What stop words are removed?

The tool removes common English stop words including: a, an, the, and, or, but, in, on, at, to, for, of, with, by, is, are, was, were, be, been, being, have, has, had, do, does, did. You can toggle this option on or off.

Can I use special characters in slugs?

No, standard URL slugs only support alphanumeric characters and a limited set of separators (hyphens, underscores, dots). This tool automatically removes special characters to ensure your slugs are valid and accessible.

Is my data private and secure?

Yes, absolutely. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server, ensuring complete privacy and security for your content.

How many titles can I convert at once?

There's no strict limit on bulk conversion. You can paste as many titles as you need (one per line). The tool generates slugs for each line independently, making it perfect for large content migrations.

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