Slug Generator
Generate URL-friendly slugs from text.
A URL slug is the readable path segment after your domain - the part humans skim and search engines index. Utilitoo's Slug Generator turns a working title into a lowercase, hyphen-separated slug by trimming edges, collapsing whitespace and underscores, and stripping characters that do not belong in a path.
Content editors convert draft headlines into permalinks for WordPress, Ghost, or a headless CMS. Developers mint route segments for Next.js, Astro, or static-site folders. Marketers keep campaign landing paths consistent when the same phrase appears in ads, email, and the live URL.
Type or paste a title and copy the live slug output - there is no separate convert button because the slug updates as you edit. Then drop it into front matter, a router file, or a CMS permalink field. Use Case Converter first when the source text has wild casing, Remove Extra Spaces when a paste from a PDF is ragged, and URL Encoder only if the slug must later sit inside a query string.
Titles stay on your device. Unpublished drafts are not uploaded. Prefer short, descriptive slugs with real words over punctuation-heavy titles, and enforce uniqueness in your CMS so two posts never share the same path.
Slug Generator focuses on URL path segments: lowercase text, hyphens for spaces, and characters removed that do not belong in a permalink. It is not a full transliteration engine - plan ASCII wording when international titles matter for SEO.
Common use cases
- Turning blog or docs titles into permalinks for WordPress, Ghost, or a headless CMS.
- Minting route segments for Next.js, Astro, or static-site folder names from a working title.
- Normalizing campaign landing paths so ads, email, and the live URL share the same slug.
- Cleaning punctuation-heavy headlines into path-safe strings before a content freeze.
- Batching draft titles into slugs while an editor reviews SEO-friendly wording.
Tips & common mistakes
Slugs update live as you type - copy when the path looks right. Prefer short hyphenated phrases over stop-word stuffing. Accents and most punctuation are stripped, so rewrite critical words in ASCII when they must appear in the URL. Enforce uniqueness in your CMS. Use Case Converter or Remove Extra Spaces first when the source paste is messy; use URL Encoder only if the slug later sits in a query string.
Common errors
- Empty slug - the title contained only punctuation or symbols that were stripped.
- Duplicate paths in the CMS - generation does not reserve uniqueness across your site.
- Unexpected missing words - non-ASCII letters may be removed; rewrite those terms in ASCII.
How to use
- Enter a page or post title in the input box.
- Watch the lowercase hyphenated slug update as you type.
- Copy the slug into your CMS permalink, router path, or front matter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make a URL slug from a title?▼
Paste the title into Utilitoo's Slug Generator. The output updates live as a lowercase, hyphenated slug you can copy into a CMS or router.
What makes a good SEO slug?▼
Keep it short, readable, and keyword-relevant. Use hyphens (not underscores), avoid stop-word stuffing, and drop dates or IDs unless your CMS requires them.
How does the slug generator handle punctuation and accents?▼
Punctuation and most non-word characters are removed. Spaces and underscores become hyphens. For accented titles, expect non-ASCII letters to be stripped - rewrite critical words in ASCII if you need them in the path.
Can I use the slug as a database key?▼
Yes as a human-readable secondary key, but enforce uniqueness yourself. Many apps store a numeric ID plus a slug so renames do not break foreign keys.
Will unpublished article titles leave my browser?▼
No. Slug generation runs locally on Utilitoo. Your draft titles are not sent to a server.
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