text validator

Slug Validator

Validate URL slugs (lowercase, numbers, hyphens) to keep links clean and consistent.

Results

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Status
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Details
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Length
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Rules & checks

Allows lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens.

Disallows leading/trailing hyphens and consecutive hyphens.

Suggests keeping slugs under 100 characters.

Runs entirely client-side; no data leaves the page.

When to use it

  • CMS/blog slug validation
  • Ecommerce product URL cleanup
  • Docs and knowledge base link hygiene

Tips

  • Keep slugs short, descriptive, and keyword-focused
  • Avoid stopwords that bloat URLs

Examples

Valid slug

  • my-clean-url-slug -> valid

Invalid characters

  • My Slug! -> invalid (uppercase, spaces, punctuation)

Leading/trailing hyphen

  • -slug- -> invalid

FAQs

Is anything uploaded?
No. Validation happens locally and clears on refresh.

Related validators

Format-only; does not create redirects or enforce uniqueness.