SEO Slug Generator
Turn any title into a clean, lowercase, hyphenated URL slug. Removes accents, special characters, and optionally stop words.
Enter your title
Paste your page or article title.
Pick options
Remove stop words and limit total word count if needed.
Copy the slug
Use it as your URL path.
Build your slug
Slugs should be short, descriptive, all lowercase, separated by hyphens.
What makes a great URL slug?
The slug is the human-readable part of your URL — the part after the domain. Good slugs are short, lowercase, hyphenated, and describe the page content. They also tend to be shared more, look better in search results, and rank slightly better.
4 rules for clean slugs
- Use lowercase only. Mixed case URLs sometimes cause duplicate-content issues.
- Hyphens, not underscores. Google treats hyphens as word separators; underscores join words.
- Keep it short. Aim for 3–6 meaningful words. Strip "the", "a", "of" if they don't help.
- Avoid dates unless evergreen. URLs are forever; "/blog/march-2026-update" ages badly.
Good vs bad slugs
/Best_SEO_Tools_For_Beginners_In_2026_Updated.html
Caps, underscores, file extension, too long./post?id=1234&cat=seo&page=2
Query params instead of clean path./best-seo-tools-beginners
Clear, short, hyphenated./running-shoes-flat-feet
Topic-focused, scannable.Frequently asked questions
Should I include stop words in slugs?
Usually no. "best-seo-tools" is cleaner than "the-best-of-seo-tools". The exception is when removing them changes meaning.
Do hyphens or underscores work better?
Hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators; underscores join words into one.
Can I change a slug after publishing?
You can, but set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one to keep your rankings and links.
Should slugs match the title exactly?
No need. Slugs can be shorter than titles. Focus on the main keywords.
Is there a maximum length?
Technically thousands of characters, but practically keep slugs under 60 characters. Shorter is easier to share.