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URL Slug Generator

Convert any text, title or phrase to a clean URL-safe slug. Handles accents, diacritics and special characters automatically.

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Lowercase Strip stopwords Max 60 chars

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are good URL slugs important for SEO?

Search engines use URL slugs as a ranking signal. A descriptive slug that contains the target keyword is more likely to rank for that keyword than a URL with random characters or numbers. Clean slugs are also more clickable in search results because users can read them before clicking.

Should I include stop words like the, and, or of in URL slugs?

Generally no. It is best practice to remove stop words from slugs to keep them concise and keyword-focused. For example, prefer /guide-seo-beginners over /a-guide-to-seo-for-beginners. However, if removing a stop word changes the meaning of the slug, keep it.

What is a URL slug?

A URL slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page in a human-readable way. For example in anonymiz.com/how-to-hide-your-ip-address, the slug is "how-to-hide-your-ip-address".

What characters are safe in URL slugs?

Only lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-) are universally safe in URL slugs. Avoid underscores (they are not treated as word separators by Google), spaces and special characters.

Should I use hyphens or underscores?

Use hyphens (-). Google treats hyphens as word separators, making "how-to-hide-ip" readable as 3 separate words. Underscores are treated as word joiners — "how_to_hide_ip" is read as one word.

What makes a good URL slug

The slug is the readable part of a web address that names a page, like how-to-hide-referrer in example.com/blog/how-to-hide-referrer. A good slug tells people and search engines what the page is about before they click. This generator turns any title into a clean slug, handling accents and special characters, with optional removal of filler words and a length limit.

Rules of thumb

Lower case, with words joined by hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators, but not underscores.
Short and descriptive. Three to six meaningful words is usually enough. Drop words like "a", "the" and "and" when they add nothing.
Years only when they matter. A year in the slug suits pages about that year, but it ages evergreen pages and forces a URL change when you update them.
Plain letters only. Accented letters are converted, so a title with café becomes cafe rather than an encoded address like caf%C3%A9.

Changing an existing slug

A new slug creates a new URL. If the old page was already indexed or linked, set up a 301 redirect from the old address to the new one, or you lose its traffic and links. Check it with the redirect checker.

Keep slugs unique

Two pages with nearly identical slugs, like vpn-guide and vpn-guide-2, are often duplicate content in disguise. Merge them, or give each page a clearly different topic.