A URL slug is the human-readable part of a URL that identifies a page. For example, in https://example.com/my-blog-post, the slug is my-blog-post. Good slugs are lowercase, use hyphens instead of spaces, and contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens.

Stop words are common words like the, a, and, of, in that are typically removed from slugs to keep URLs short and meaningful. For example My Tips for Writing becomes my-tips-writing rather than my-tips-for-writing.

Why use hyphens instead of underscores?

Google treats hyphens as word separators but underscores as word joiners. So blog-post is indexed as two words (blog and post) while blog_post is one word. Hyphens are the SEO-recommended separator for URL slugs.

URL Slug Generator — Convert Text to URL-Safe Slugs

Text to slugify

Separator

Case

Strip stop words

About the URL Slug Generator

A URL slug is the readable part of a web address that identifies a specific page. Good slugs are short, lowercase, use hyphens as separators, and contain no special characters. They affect both SEO and user experience.

What the generator does

Removes special characters and punctuation
Converts accented characters to ASCII equivalents
Replaces & with "and", @ with "at", + with "plus"
Optionally strips common stop words (the, a, and, for etc.)
Joins words with your chosen separator

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL slug?

The human-readable part of a URL. In https://example.com/my-blog-post, "my-blog-post" is the slug.

What are stop words?

Common words (the, a, and, of) that are removed to keep slugs concise. "My Tips for Writing" becomes "my-tips-writing".

Hyphens or underscores?

Google treats hyphens as word separators and underscores as joiners. Hyphens are the SEO-recommended choice for URL slugs.

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