Should a URL use hyphens or underscores?

Use hyphens — search engines treat them as word separators, while an underscore joins the words on either side into one. An underscored address makes two words read as a single term nobody searches for.

How long should a slug be?

A good slug typically runs three to six words that describe the page. That is long enough to convey the subject without being truncated in search results, and short enough to stay readable when the address is shared in a message or a post.

Can I change the slug of a page that is already live?

You can, but the old address must redirect permanently to the new one — without that, every existing link to the page lands on a not-found error. Accumulated search ranking is lost too if the redirect is missing.

Text & Converters

URL Slug Generator

Paste your title to get a clean URL slug that is safe to use in a web address.

Title

Trim connecting words Keep numbers

What this is

A URL slug generator turns a title into a safe address fragment: letters lowercased, spaces turned into hyphens, diacritics folded to their base letters, and every character that could break a URL removed. A good slug describes the page in the words people actually search, because the address is read by visitors and by search engines alike. This tool can also drop connecting words that add no meaning, keeping the slug short without losing its sense.

How it works

Diacritics are folded to their base letters — é becomes e, ñ becomes n — rather than dropped. That matters because deleting an accented letter breaks the word, while folding keeps it readable and matching to how people type it in a search box.

Hyphens are the separator rather than underscores, because search engines treat a hyphen as a word break while an underscore joins two words into one. Long slugs are worth trimming too: an overlong address gets truncated in search results and is harder to share.

How to use it

Paste your title Enter the article, video or page title you want to turn into a slug.
Set the separator and trimming Choose hyphen or underscore, and switch on stop-word trimming if the slug runs long.
Copy the slug Click copy to use it in your page address or your content system.

Common questions

Should a URL use hyphens or underscores?: Use hyphens — search engines treat them as word separators, while an underscore joins the words on either side into one. An underscored address makes two words read as a single term nobody searches for.
How long should a slug be?: A good slug typically runs three to six words that describe the page. That is long enough to convey the subject without being truncated in search results, and short enough to stay readable when the address is shared in a message or a post.
Can I change the slug of a page that is already live?: You can, but the old address must redirect permanently to the new one — without that, every existing link to the page lands on a not-found error. Accumulated search ranking is lost too if the redirect is missing.

Notes

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