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Slug Generator & Checker
Create URL-safe slugs and check duplicate page paths.
Titles or text
Options
Primary slug
how-to-build-a-fast-websiteBatch results
| Input | Slug | Length | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Build a Fast Website | how-to-build-a-fast-website | 27 |
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| How to build a fast website! | how-to-build-a-fast-website | 27 |
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| Crème brûlée recipe notes | creme-brulee-recipe-notes | 25 | Looks clean |
| Product Launch: Spring 2026 | product-launch-spring-2026 | 26 | Looks clean |
About This Tool
Clean URL slugs make pages easier to read, share, audit, and manage. This tool turns titles or phrases into URL-safe slugs by removing punctuation, normalizing accents, joining words with a chosen separator, and optionally trimming common stop words or long endings. It also works on multiple lines at once so publishers and developers can spot duplicate generated slugs before creating routes, posts, product pages, or documentation pages.
How To Use It
- Paste one title, heading, product name, or proposed path label per line.
- Choose hyphens or underscores, lowercase behavior, maximum length, and whether common stop words should be removed.
- Review the primary slug for the first line or scan the batch table for duplicate and validation warnings.
- Copy one slug or copy the full batch output. Check the final route in your CMS or app because routing rules can differ by platform.
Examples
Blog title
How to Build a Fast Website becomes how-to-build-a-fast-website with default hyphen and lowercase settings.
Duplicate detection
Hello World and hello-world both generate hello-world, so the checker marks them as duplicates before they create conflicting page paths.
Accented text
Crème brûlée recipe notes becomes creme-brulee-recipe-notes after accent normalization and punctuation cleanup.
Useful Notes
What makes a clean slug
A practical slug usually uses readable words, a single consistent separator, no leading or trailing separator, and a length short enough to scan in search results, analytics, browser history, and CMS lists. Hyphens are the common default for public web URLs.
Normalization behavior
The generator uses Unicode normalization to remove common accent marks, keeps letters and numbers, removes punctuation, and joins remaining word groups with the selected separator. It does not attempt language-specific transliteration for scripts that do not decompose into ASCII letters.
Length limits
Maximum length trimming happens after cleanup. When possible, the tool cuts at a word boundary instead of leaving a half word. A CMS, router, or database may still have its own stricter length or uniqueness rules.
Stop words
Removing common words such as the, and, of, or to can make a slug shorter, but it can also remove useful meaning. Leave stop-word removal off when the full phrase is clearer for users or when your existing site convention keeps every title word.
Privacy and scope
Slug generation runs locally in the browser. The tool does not publish a page, reserve a route, check a live sitemap, or verify uniqueness in your website database. Treat its duplicate warnings as a local batch check.
FAQ
Are hyphens better than underscores for slugs?
Hyphens are the safer default for public web URLs because they are widely used and easy to read. Underscores can still be useful for internal systems that already use them consistently.
Can this guarantee the slug is unique on my site?
No. It can detect duplicates inside the pasted batch, but only your CMS, router, database, or existing sitemap can confirm whether the slug is already used elsewhere.
Why did some characters disappear?
The generator keeps ASCII letters and numbers after normalization. Punctuation, symbols, and unsupported script characters are removed so the output stays URL-safe and predictable.
Should I remove stop words for SEO?
Only when the result remains clear. A shorter slug is useful, but a readable slug that matches the page meaning is usually better than aggressively removing words.
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