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How to Slugify Text for URLs
The Text-to-Slug tool converts any string into a URL-safe slug — lowercase, hyphen-separated, with special characters stripped.
- Type or paste a title, heading, or any text.
- View the generated slug in real time (e.g., 'Hello World!' becomes 'hello-world').
- Copy the slug and use it in your CMS, blog post URL, or API endpoint.
How Slugification Works
Slugification converts text to lowercase, replaces spaces and special characters with hyphens, strips diacritics (é → e), removes non-alphanumeric characters, and collapses consecutive hyphens into one. The result is a clean, URL-safe string that is both human-readable and compatible with all web servers.
Why Use Our Slug Generator?
- Unicode-aware — handles accented characters, CJK text, and emoji.
- Live preview — see the slug update as you type.
- URL encoding option — also percent-encode the output for query parameters.
- No server needed — everything runs in your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a slug?
A slug is the URL-friendly version of a title or name. For example, the blog post 'How to Bake Bread' becomes 'how-to-bake-bread' in the URL.
Are accented characters handled?
Yes. Characters like é, ñ, and ü are transliterated to their ASCII equivalents (e, n, u) so the slug works in any URL.
Can I customize the separator?
The default separator is a hyphen (-), which is the web standard. Some tools also support underscores, but hyphens are preferred for SEO.
Is this the same as URL encoding?
No. Slugification produces a clean, human-readable string. URL encoding converts special characters to percent-encoded form (e.g., space → %20). This tool offers both.