Slugify Tool
Convert any text to a URL-friendly slug. Choose your separator, toggle lowercase, and handle accented characters automatically.
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What Is the Slugify Tool?
The Slugify tool converts any text string into a clean, URL-friendly slug. It strips special characters, replaces spaces with a chosen separator (hyphen, underscore, or dot), handles accented characters by converting them to ASCII equivalents, and optionally converts everything to lowercase.
Slugs are used everywhere in web development: blog post URLs, product pages, category paths, file names, and database identifiers. This tool is useful for CMS editors, developers setting up routing, and anyone who needs a consistent URL-safe identifier from arbitrary text.
How to Use the Slugify Tool
- Type or paste text into the input field, or click one of the preset examples.
- Choose a separator: hyphen (-), underscore (_), or dot (.).
- Toggle Lowercase on or off as needed.
- The slug output updates instantly. Click Copy to copy it to your clipboard.
Features
- Converts text to URL-safe slugs instantly
- Three separator options: hyphen, underscore, dot
- Transliterates accented characters (é → e, ü → u, ß → ss, etc.)
- Strips all non-alphanumeric characters
- Collapses multiple consecutive separators into one
- Trims leading and trailing whitespace
- Optional lowercase conversion
- Shows character count and segment count
FAQ
What is a URL slug?
A URL slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page in a human-readable form. For example, in https://example.com/blog/my-first-post, the slug is my-first-post. Slugs typically use lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, with no spaces or special characters.
How are accented characters handled?
Accented characters are transliterated to their ASCII equivalents. For example, é → e, ü → u, ß → ss, ç → c. This ensures the slug contains only URL-safe ASCII characters that work in any browser and server environment.
Which separator should I use for slugs?
Hyphens (-) are the most widely recommended separator. Google and most CMS platforms (WordPress, Shopify, Ghost) default to hyphens. Underscores (_) are used in some Python and database contexts. Dots (.) are common in file-based systems.
Should URL slugs be lowercase?
Yes, in almost all cases. Lowercase slugs avoid duplicate content issues (some servers treat uppercase and lowercase URLs as different pages), are easier to type, and are the default in most CMS and static site generators.