Best Free Online Developer Tools to Use in 2026
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Aug 08, 2026
Slug / URL Text Generator
Convert any text into clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs with full customization options.
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Input Text
The slug updates automatically as you type.
Options
custom
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Generated Slug
Enter text to generate a URL slug.
URL Preview
https://example.com/your-slug
Stats
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Original Chars
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Slug Chars
0
Words
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Reduction
How to Use
- Type or paste your text in the input area. The slug updates automatically.
- Choose a separator — hyphen (-) is standard for URLs, underscore (_) is common in filenames.
- Set the case — lowercase is recommended for SEO-friendly URLs.
- Adjust options — set a max length, remove stop words, or enable transliteration for accented characters.
- Copy the generated slug or see a live URL preview.
Tip
For SEO, keep slugs short (3-5 words), use hyphens, and remove stop words. The stats panel shows how much shorter your slug is compared to the original text.
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 https://example.com/blog/how-to-create-a-slug, the slug is how-to-create-a-slug.
Good slugs are:
- Short and descriptive — include keywords but keep it concise
- Use hyphens — Google recommends hyphens over underscores as word separators
- Lowercase — avoids case-sensitivity issues
- Remove special characters — only letters, numbers, and hyphens
- Transliterated — accented characters converted to ASCII equivalents
Frequently Asked Questions
Why use hyphens instead of underscores in URLs?
Google recommends hyphens (-) over underscores (_) as word separators in URLs because hyphens are treated as word breaks while underscores are not. For example, my-page is indexed as two words "my" and "page", while my_page may be indexed as one word "my_page".
What is transliteration?
Transliteration converts characters from one script to another based on phonetic similarity. For example, café becomes cafe, über becomes uber, and façade becomes facade. This is essential for creating ASCII-only URL slugs from non-English text.
How long should a URL slug be?
SEO best practices recommend slugs between 3-5 words (30-60 characters). Google displays up to 60 characters of a slug in search results. Very long slugs are truncated and may look spammy. Use the Max Length option to enforce a limit.
Last updated: 17 Aug 2026
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