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Slug generator for URLs

Turns a title into a clean address, with no accents or symbols.

Turn a title into a clean address: no accents, no symbols, no spaces, all lower case. It is what a content management system does when you publish an article.

It handles Catalan and Spanish properly: the ñ becomes “n”, the ç becomes “c”, and the geminated l of “col·legi” comes out “collegi”, not “col-legi”.

How to use it

  1. Paste the title.
  2. Choose the separator and, if you need one, a maximum length.
  3. Copy the slug.

Frequently asked questions

Hyphens or underscores?
Hyphens. Google reads them as word separators and underscores not, so for public addresses the hyphen is always the choice.
What does the maximum length do?
It truncates, but not mid-word: it steps back to the last separator unless that leaves it too short. Three to six words is usually the sweet spot.
Can I change the slug of a published article?
You can, but it is a new address: anything linking to the old one stops working. If you do it, leave a 301 redirect behind.

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