A text to slug converter transforms titles, headings, and text into clean, URL-friendly slugs — lowercase, hyphenated, with no special characters. Good slugs improve SEO, user experience, and link shareability.
Generate SEO-Friendly URL Slugs
Paste any text and get a clean, URL-friendly slug instantly.
What Is a URL Slug?
A slug is the URL-friendly version of a page title. It appears after the domain name:
URL: https://example.com/blog/how-to-learn-react-in-2026
Slug: how-to-learn-react-in-2026| Input Text | Generated Slug |
|---|---|
| How to Learn React in 2026! | how-to-learn-react-in-2026 |
| 10 Best CSS Grid Tutorials | 10-best-css-grid-tutorials |
| What's New in Next.js 16? | whats-new-in-nextjs-16 |
| ₹5,000 Budget Phone Review | 5000-budget-phone-review |
How Slugs Affect SEO
- Keywords in URL — Google uses URL words as a minor ranking signal. "how-to-learn-react" is better than "post-12345"
- Click-through rate — Users trust descriptive URLs more than cryptic ones in search results
- Social sharing — Clean URLs look professional when shared on social media and messaging apps
- Anchor text — When someone links using the URL as text, descriptive slugs act as automatic anchor text
Google displays full URLs in search results. Slugs over 60 characters get truncated. Shorter slugs are also easier to remember, type, and share.
Slug Best Practices
| Do | Don't |
|---|---|
| Use lowercase: my-article | Mixed case: My-Article |
| Use hyphens: my-article | Underscores: my_article |
| Include keywords: learn-react-hooks | Generic: post-12345 |
| Keep it short: react-hooks-guide | Too long: the-complete-guide-to-react-hooks-with-examples-2026 |
| Remove stop words: react-hooks-guide | Keep all words: a-guide-to-the-react-hooks |
| Remove special characters | Keep: !@#$%^&*() |
Once a URL is published, indexed, and linked to — never change the slug. Changing it breaks all existing links, loses SEO equity, and returns 404 errors. If you must change, set up a 301 redirect from old to new URL.
Handling Special Characters and Non-Latin Scripts
- Accented characters — é → e, ñ → n, ü → u (transliterate to ASCII)
- Hindi/Devanagari — Can be URL-encoded (%E0%A4%...) but most sites transliterate to English
- Emojis — Remove entirely from slugs
- Ampersand — & → and (or remove)
- Currency symbols — ₹, $, € → remove
- Consecutive hyphens — Collapse multiple hyphens to one: "a--b" → "a-b"
Slug Generation in Popular Frameworks
JavaScript (Manual)
const slugify = (text) =>
text.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^\w\s-]/g, '')
.replace(/[\s_]+/g, '-')
.replace(/-+/g, '-')
.trim();Next.js
File/folder names in app/ directory automatically become URL slugs. For dynamic routes, use [slug] parameter.
WordPress
Auto-generates from title. Edit under "Permalink" in the post editor. WordPress calls it "post slug."
Python (python-slugify)
from slugify import slugify
slugify("How to Learn React!") # "how-to-learn-react"URL Slug SEO Checklist
| Check | Good | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Lowercase | react-hooks-guide | React-Hooks-Guide |
| Hyphens | react-hooks-guide | react_hooks_guide |
| Keywords included | react-hooks-guide | post-12345 |
| Under 60 chars | react-hooks-guide (18) | the-complete-beginners-guide-to-react-hooks-with-examples-2026 (65) |
| No stop words | react-hooks-guide | a-guide-to-the-react-hooks |
| No special chars | 5000-budget-phone | ₹5,000-budget-phone! |
| No consecutive hyphens | react-hooks | react--hooks |
| No trailing hyphen | react-hooks | react-hooks- |
Once a URL is published, indexed by Google, and linked to by other sites — never change the slug. Changing it breaks all existing links, loses accumulated SEO authority, and returns 404 errors. If you must change, always set up a 301 redirect from old → new.
How to Use the Tool (Step by Step)
- 1
Open the Converter
Navigate to Text to Slug on ToolsArena.
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Enter Text
Paste your title, heading, or any text.
- 3
View Slug
See the generated slug instantly — lowercase, hyphenated, clean.
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Copy
Copy the slug for your URL, CMS, or code.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a URL slug?+−
A slug is the URL-friendly part of a web address that identifies a page. It is derived from the page title: "How to Learn React" → "how-to-learn-react". Good slugs use lowercase letters, hyphens, and keywords.
Should I use hyphens or underscores in URLs?+−
Hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators but not underscores. "learn-react" is two keywords; "learn_react" is one. This is confirmed by Google and is a long-standing SEO best practice.
Should I remove stop words from slugs?+−
Generally yes. Remove common words like "a", "the", "is", "in", "of" to keep slugs shorter. "a-guide-to-the-react-hooks" → "react-hooks-guide". Exception: keep stop words if removing them changes meaning.
How long should a slug be?+−
Under 60 characters is ideal. Google truncates long URLs in search results. Shorter slugs are easier to read, share, and remember. Focus on 3-5 keywords.
Can I change a slug after publishing?+−
Avoid it. Changing a published slug breaks all existing links and loses SEO equity. If you must change, set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one.
Is this tool free?+−
Yes. Generate unlimited slugs in your browser. No data sent anywhere.
Generate SEO-Friendly URL Slugs
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