URL & Slug Toolkit
Encode, decode, inspect and generate clean URL slugs instantly.
How to use the URL and slug toolkit
- Paste a URL or a piece of text into the input field.
- Press Encode to percent-encode it or Decode to reverse the encoding.
- Press Slug to turn a title into a clean, transliterated URL fragment.
- Read the length, protocol, and host details shown below the field.
- Compare the encoded and decoded forms to confirm that special characters survive the round trip.
When it helps
- Encoding query parameters or special characters in a link.
- Creating readable slugs for articles and pages.
- Inspecting the protocol and host of a URL.
- Decoding a percent-encoded address for readability.
- Building a shareable link with clean query parameters.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Encoding, decoding, and slug generation all run locally in your browser.
What are the limitations?
The protocol and host panel appears only when the input is a valid absolute URL. The slug generator transliterates common Latin accents but cannot translate the meaning of a title.
What does the slug tool do?
It lowercases the text, transliterates accented letters, replaces other characters with hyphens, and removes duplicate separators.
Can I decode a broken percent string?
If the encoding is invalid, the tool reports an error instead of producing a wrong result.
Does it show URL details automatically?
Yes. The length, protocol, and host update as you type, and the host appears only for valid absolute URLs.
What is the difference between encoding and slugifying?
Encoding turns special characters into percent codes so a URL remains valid, while the slug tool creates a human-friendly path from a title. Encoding keeps the original meaning of the text, and slugifying strips punctuation and accents into lowercase words joined by hyphens. Use encoding for parameters and slugifying for page addresses.