What characters are allowed in a slug?

URL slugs should only contain lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-). This tool removes all other characters and converts spaces and underscores to hyphens.

How are accented characters handled?

Accented characters like é, ü, and ñ are normalized using Unicode NFD decomposition and then the accent marks are removed, resulting in e, u, and n. This produces ASCII-only slugs that work everywhere.

Can I use underscores instead of hyphens?

The tool defaults to hyphens, which are preferred by most SEO guidelines and search engines. Google recommends hyphens over underscores as word separators in URLs.

Slug Generator

Convert text to a URL-friendly slug instantly.

The Slug Generator converts any text into a URL-friendly slug: lowercasing all characters, replacing spaces and punctuation with hyphens, removing special characters, collapsing multiple consecutive hyphens, and trimming leading/trailing hyphens. Instant preview as you type. Essential for generating URL slugs for blog posts, products, categories, and CMS content.

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FAQ

What characters are allowed in a slug?: URL slugs should only contain lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-). This tool removes all other characters and converts spaces and underscores to hyphens.
How are accented characters handled?: Accented characters like é, ü, and ñ are normalized using Unicode NFD decomposition and then the accent marks are removed, resulting in e, u, and n. This produces ASCII-only slugs that work everywhere.
Can I use underscores instead of hyphens?: The tool defaults to hyphens, which are preferred by most SEO guidelines and search engines. Google recommends hyphens over underscores as word separators in URLs.