Does this tool handle accented characters like 'café'?

Yes. It normalizes Unicode diacritics (e.g. 'café' becomes 'cafe') for maximum browser and web compatibility.

Updated: August 2026 • Verified v1.2

URL Slug Generator & Clean Permalinks Tool

Developer ToolsHigh Usage

Local Browser Execution: Your input is processed locally in your browser and is not sent to UTL servers.

Slugify AST: Normalize Diacritics ➔ Remove Symbols ➔ Lowercase ➔ Hyphenate

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Understanding Your Results

Transforms raw text into clean kebab-case or snake_case slugs, removes punctuation/emojis, normalizes Unicode diacritics, and formats clean URLs.

Practical Guidance & Next Steps

Keep URL slugs concise (3 to 5 words) and use hyphens (-) as standard search-engine separators.

What is this?

A web publishing utility that generates standardized, clean URL slugs from raw article titles.

How does it work?

1. Paste or type your article title or heading. 2. Choose separator (Hyphen, Underscore, Slash) and toggle stop-words removal. 3. Instantly copy the generated clean URL slug.

Why use it?

Ensures clean, readable permalinks that improve organic search click-through rates.

Technical Scope & Calculation Limitations

Processes Unicode strings and normalizes Latin diacritics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Google and major search engines treat hyphens (-) as word separators, whereas underscores (_) are treated as character connectors.

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