Slugify String
WebMake strings into URL-safe slugs (lowercase, hyphens, ASCII) with unicode normalization. Build clean permalinks for blogs and docs in one click.
hello-world-cafe-naive-resumeAbout Slugify String
A slug is the human-readable, SEO-friendly identifier in a URL path, like turning "My First Blog" into my-first-blog. This tool converts any title into a clean slug locally in your browser: lowercasing, replacing spaces with hyphens, stripping punctuation, optionally transliterating non-Latin scripts, collapsing repeated separators, and trimming leading or trailing hyphens. You can customize the separator, maximum length, and whether to keep Unicode characters. Everything happens on your device, and the title text is never sent to a server. Tip: Bookmark this tool for quick access during your web development work. All processing happens locally in your browser with no installation required.
How to Use
- Open the Slugify String tool page
- Enter or paste your data into the input area
- View the real-time results and use the copy button to get the output
Use Cases
- Blog permalinks — Turn article titles into concise slugs for permalinks that read well and rank better.
- Product URLs — Convert product names into clean paths, dropping symbols that would be percent-encoded.
- Doc anchors — Generate heading ids for Markdown that match the table of contents for in-page jumps.
- File naming — Turn titles with spaces and accents into safe strings suitable for filenames.
- i18n routing — Batch-generate localized path segments from translated titles for multilingual sites.
- Tag normalization — Convert user-submitted tags into consistent slug form for deduplication and canonical storage.
- URL migration — Re-slugify old URL paths with a new separator or length limit to prepare for a site restructuring.
FAQ
Why hyphens instead of underscores?
Google explicitly recommends hyphens to separate words in URLs; search engines treat them as spaces marking word boundaries, while underscores may join words into one token.
How are non-Latin titles handled?
You can transliterate (e.g. Chinese to pinyin) or keep original characters. Modern browsers support Unicode URLs, but kept characters get percent-encoded when shared, so the choice depends on your platform.
How long should a slug be?
Aim for 3-5 keywords under about 60 characters. Overlong slugs get truncated in results and are hard to share; set a maximum length to auto-trim.
What if two titles produce the same slug?
This tool only transforms strings; deduplication belongs in your system. A common approach is appending a counter or short hash to repeated slugs to keep URLs unique.
Does it handle emoji and symbols?
By default it removes emoji and punctuation, keeping only letters, digits, and the separator. You can adjust options to preserve specific symbols if needed.
Any browser compatibility requirements?
This tool works in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari). No plugins or extensions required.
Can I use it offline?
After initial load, most features work offline. The core logic runs entirely in your browser with no network dependency.
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