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How to Use
- 1Type or paste your text (title, heading, or any phrase) in the input field.
- 2Watch the URL-friendly slug generate instantly in the preview below.
- 3Review the slug — all accents, special characters, and extra spaces are removed automatically.
- 4Click Copy to save the slug to your clipboard for use in your CMS or code.
About Text to Slug Converter
The Text to Slug Converter transforms any text into a clean, URL-friendly slug by lowercasing, stripping accents and special characters, and replacing spaces with hyphens. The result is a string safe for use in URLs, file paths, and route parameters.
SEO-friendly URLs improve click-through rates and help search engines understand page content. A slug like '/blog/how-to-optimize-images' is more readable and keyword-rich than '/blog/post-12345' — both for users and for crawlers.
Web developers, content creators, and CMS administrators use this tool when creating blog posts, product pages, documentation routes, and any web content that needs clean, consistent URL structures. Supports international characters by converting accented letters (é, ñ, ü) to their ASCII equivalents.
Frequently Asked Questions
What characters are removed from the slug?
All special characters, punctuation, and symbols are removed. Spaces and underscores become hyphens. Only lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens remain in the output.
Does it handle accented characters like é, ñ, ü?
Yes. Accented characters are converted to their non-accented ASCII equivalents (é → e, ñ → n, ü → u) so the slug is universally compatible.
What is a URL slug?
A slug is the URL-friendly version of a page title, used in web addresses like /blog/my-post-title. Good slugs are short, descriptive, and contain relevant keywords.
Why are SEO-friendly slugs important?
Search engines use URL structure as a ranking signal. Descriptive, keyword-rich slugs help both search engines and users understand what a page is about before clicking.
Can I use this for file names too?
Yes. The generated slug is safe for file names, folder paths, and any context where you need a clean, hyphen-separated string without special characters.