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Slug Generator

Generate URL-safe slugs from text with transliteration support

Input Text

Separator:

Case:

Sanitize:

Max Length:

NumberedRemove stop words

Prefix:

Suffix:

Original Text

Hello World! This is a URL Slug Example

Generated Slug

hello-world-this-is-a-url-slug-example

Length: 38 charsOriginal: 39 chars

About

Real-time slug generator supporting 4 separator types (hyphen, underscore, dot, tilde), 3 case options (lower, upper, title), max length enforcement, and Unicode transliteration. Includes prefix/suffix config, 3 sanitize modes (strict, readable, relaxed), and a generation history panel.

Manual slug creation is tedious and inconsistent across developers. This tool centralizes all slugification rules — separator, case, length, sanitization — so outputs are predictable and reusable.

Who should use this tool?

Content writers, SEO specialists, web developers, and CMS administrators who create URL-friendly strings from titles, names, or arbitrary text.

Common use cases

Generate SEO-friendly URL slugs from blog post titles with hyphen separator
Create database-friendly keys using underscore separator and strict sanitize mode
Transliterate non-ASCII text (e.g., Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic) into an ASCII slug
Enforce a maximum slug length for CMS field constraints
Prepend a category prefix and append a version suffix to a slug in one step
Review and re-use the last 50 generated slugs from the history panel

How to Use

Type or paste source text into the input field; the slug updates in real time as you type.

Choose a separator from the dropdown: hyphen (-), underscore (_), dot (.), or tilde (~).

Select a case option: lower case, UPPER CASE, or Title Case.

Set a max length (in characters); the slug is truncated at the nearest word boundary.

Configure prefix/suffix fields — they are appended automatically to every generated slug.

Pick a sanitize mode: Strict (remove all non-alphanumeric except separator), Readable (keep common punctuation), or Relaxed (minimal filtering).

Examples

Input: "Hello World! This is a Slug" with hyphen separator, lower case, max 20 chars → "hello-world-this-is" (truncated at word boundary)

Input: "Café München 2025" with hyphen separator, lower case, transliteration enabled → "cafe-munchen-2025"

Best Practices

Always set a max length that matches your target system's URL/field constraints
Use strict sanitize for URL slugs and readable sanitize for display-only identifiers
Enable transliteration when source text may contain accented or non-Latin characters
Use prefix to namespace slugs by content type (e.g., "blog-") to avoid collisions
Review the history panel to ensure you are not duplicating existing slugs

Common Mistakes

Assuming all CMS platforms accept the same slug format — check separator and length constraints first
Using upper case in URL slugs, which can cause case-sensitivity issues on some web servers
Forgetting to enable transliteration, resulting in dropped or garbled characters for non-ASCII input
Setting max length too low and losing meaningful words without realizing it
Not using a prefix, leading to collisions when two pieces of content would generate the same slug

FAQ

What separator is best for SEO? Hyphens are recommended by Google over underscores or other separators for URL readability.

Does transliteration work for all languages? It supports Latin-based scripts, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese (Pinyin), and many others via ICU rules.

Why is my slug empty after generation? The source text may contain only characters removed by the sanitize mode

try a more relaxed sanitize level.

How many entries does the history store? The last 50 unique slugs are saved in browser local storage and displayed in reverse chronological order.

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Slug Generator

Generate URL-safe slugs from text with transliteration support

Input Text

Separator:

Case:

Sanitize:

Max Length:

NumberedRemove stop words

Prefix:

Suffix:

Original Text

Hello World! This is a URL Slug Example

Generated Slug

hello-world-this-is-a-url-slug-example

Length: 38 charsOriginal: 39 chars

About

Who should use this tool?

Content writers, SEO specialists, web developers, and CMS administrators who create URL-friendly strings from titles, names, or arbitrary text.

Common use cases

Generate SEO-friendly URL slugs from blog post titles with hyphen separator
Create database-friendly keys using underscore separator and strict sanitize mode
Transliterate non-ASCII text (e.g., Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic) into an ASCII slug
Enforce a maximum slug length for CMS field constraints
Prepend a category prefix and append a version suffix to a slug in one step
Review and re-use the last 50 generated slugs from the history panel

How to Use

Type or paste source text into the input field; the slug updates in real time as you type.

Choose a separator from the dropdown: hyphen (-), underscore (_), dot (.), or tilde (~).

Select a case option: lower case, UPPER CASE, or Title Case.

Set a max length (in characters); the slug is truncated at the nearest word boundary.

Configure prefix/suffix fields — they are appended automatically to every generated slug.

Pick a sanitize mode: Strict (remove all non-alphanumeric except separator), Readable (keep common punctuation), or Relaxed (minimal filtering).

Best Practices

Always set a max length that matches your target system's URL/field constraints

Use strict sanitize for URL slugs and readable sanitize for display-only identifiers

Enable transliteration when source text may contain accented or non-Latin characters

Use prefix to namespace slugs by content type (e.g., "blog-") to avoid collisions

Review the history panel to ensure you are not duplicating existing slugs

Common Mistakes

Assuming all CMS platforms accept the same slug format — check separator and length constraints first

Using upper case in URL slugs, which can cause case-sensitivity issues on some web servers

Forgetting to enable transliteration, resulting in dropped or garbled characters for non-ASCII input

Setting max length too low and losing meaningful words without realizing it

Not using a prefix, leading to collisions when two pieces of content would generate the same slug

FAQ

What separator is best for SEO? Hyphens are recommended by Google over underscores or other separators for URL readability.

Does transliteration work for all languages? It supports Latin-based scripts, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese (Pinyin), and many others via ICU rules.

Why is my slug empty after generation? The source text may contain only characters removed by the sanitize mode

try a more relaxed sanitize level.

How many entries does the history store? The last 50 unique slugs are saved in browser local storage and displayed in reverse chronological order.

Slug Generator

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How to Use

Examples

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

FAQ

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Slug Generator

About

Who should use this tool?

Common use cases

How to Use

Examples

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

FAQ

Related Tools

Same Category — Utilities

Word Counter

Regex Tester

Markdown Preview

IP Address Calculator

Popular Tools

JSON Formatter

Base64 Encoder/Decoder

JWT Decoder

Learning Resources

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