Text to Slug
Convert text to URL-friendly slugs with customizable separators and character handling options.
About Text to Slug Converter
Transform any text into clean, URL-friendly slugs perfect for web development, SEO, and content management.
What is a Slug?
A slug is a URL-friendly version of text that contains only lowercase letters, numbers, and separators (dashes or underscores). Slugs are commonly used in web development for creating clean, readable URLs and file names.
Input: "How to Build a Modern Web App"
Output: "how-to-build-a-modern-web-app"
Common Use Cases
- •SEO-friendly URLs: Create clean URLs for blog posts and pages
- •File naming: Generate safe file names from titles
- •Database keys: Create unique identifiers from text
- •API endpoints: Generate consistent endpoint names
Customization Options
Separator Types
Dash (-): Most common for URLs and SEO (recommended)
Underscore (_): Often used for file names and programming
Text Processing
Lowercase: Converts all text to lowercase
Remove Numbers: Strips all numeric characters
Remove Stop Words: Removes common words like "the", "and", "of"
Strict Mode: Only allows alphanumeric characters and separators
Character Handling
Our slug converter automatically handles Unicode characters and special symbols by transliterating them to ASCII equivalents:
Accented characters: "Café" → "cafe"
Special symbols: "User's Guide & Tips" → "users-guide-tips"
Currency symbols: "Price: $100 €50" → "price-usd100-eur50"
💡 Pro Tip
For SEO purposes, use dashes as separators and enable lowercase conversion. Consider removing stop words for shorter, more focused slugs, but keep them if they're important for readability.