Should I use hyphens (-) or underscores (_) in URLs?

Google officially recommends using hyphens (-) rather than underscores (_). Google treats hyphens as word separators (e.g. "saas-tools" = "saas tools"), whereas underscores can sometimes be treated as a single continuous compound word.

Should I remove stop words from URL slugs?

Removing stop words (like "the", "in", "and", "a") helps keep slugs concise and focused on high-intent search keywords. However, for short phrases, keeping them is also completely fine as long as the total URL length remains reasonable.

Does this tool handle international characters and accents?

Yes! Accented characters (such as é, à, ü, ñ) are automatically normalized into their ASCII equivalents (e, a, u, n) to ensure broad browser compatibility and zero encoding glitches.

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URL Slug Generator

Transform titles and strings into clean, SEO-friendly lowercase URL slugs with accent normalization and stop-word filtering.

Title & String Input

Clean, URL-safe slug formatting for permalinks and routes

Source String / Headline

Slug Formatting Options:

Separator

Case Transform

Stop Words Filter

Try Sample Headlines:

Generated SEO Permalink Slug

URL-READY OUTPUT

slug-will-render-here

0 characters0 segments

Search Result URL Preview:

https://yoursite.com/blog/your-slug

How to Generate Clean Permalinks

Generate standardized, URL-safe permalinks for Next.js routes, WordPress blogs, or API endpoints.

Paste Title or String

Enter your raw blog post title, product feature name, or category label.

Configure Formatting

Choose your separator (hyphen recommended) and toggle stop-word removal.

Copy Clean Slug

1-click copy your sanitized slug ready for production routing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A URL slug is the human-readable portion of a web address that identifies a specific page (e.g. in "themakerora.com/tools/slug-generator", the slug is "slug-generator"). Clean slugs containing target keywords improve click-through rates on search engine result pages.