Text to Slug Converter: Create SEO-Friendly URL Slugs
A slug is the readable part of a web address that names a page. A Text to Slug Converter turns any title into a clean, search-friendly slug in one step, so you never have to fix spaces and symbols by hand.
What is a URL slug?
In the address example.com/best-free-writing-tools, the slug is best-free-writing-tools. It describes the page for both visitors and search engines, and it appears in search results and when links are shared.
Why slugs matter for SEO
- Clarity: a clear slug tells people and search engines what the page is about before they open it.
- Trust: short, readable links look more reliable than long strings of codes and symbols.
- Sharing: clean links are easier to copy, read aloud and remember.
- Safety: slugs avoid spaces and special characters that can break links.
How to use the converter
- Type or paste your title. Add several titles, one per line, to convert them all at once.
- Pick a separator: hyphen, underscore or dot.
- Set an optional maximum length. It cuts at a whole word, not in the middle of one.
- Copy the slug and paste it into your site.
Options that help
- Lowercase: keeps links consistent, since some servers treat capital letters as different pages.
- Change & to "and": keeps the meaning of your title.
- Remove small words: drops words like "a", "the" and "of" for shorter slugs.
- Keep non-Latin letters: keeps Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic and other scripts instead of removing them.
By default, accents become plain letters, so "Crème Brûlée" becomes creme-brulee.
Best practices
- Use hyphens rather than underscores. Search engines read hyphens as word breaks.
- Keep slugs short, ideally three to five words.
- Include your main keyword, but do not stuff it in repeatedly.
- Avoid dates and numbers that will go out of date.
- Do not change a slug after publishing unless you set up a redirect.
Free and private
The converter runs in your browser. Your titles are never uploaded or stored, and there is no sign up or login.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my slug empty? Your text has no Latin letters or numbers. Turn on "Keep non-Latin letters" to keep your original characters.
Can I use Arabic in a slug? Yes, but it may appear as percent codes when copied into some systems. Test your links after publishing.