The Slug Generator turns a title into a clean URL slug — lowercase words joined by hyphens, with symbols and extra spaces removed: 'My First Blog Post!' becomes 'my-first-blog-post'. Slugs are the readable part of a web address, and getting them right is basic SEO hygiene.
Why lowercase and hyphens specifically?
Lowercase avoids duplicate-URL confusion, since some servers treat /Post and /post as different pages. Hyphens are the separator search engines recommend, because underscores can be read as joining words into one.
How long should a slug be?
Short and descriptive — roughly 3–6 words carrying the topic's keywords. 'how-to-merge-pdf' tells readers and search engines more than 'post-142' or the full sentence-length title.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The Slug Generator is completely free, needs no account and nothing to install — it runs in your browser, and anything you type stays on your device.