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    sindresorhus/slugify

    #400 this week

    Slugify a string

    backend
    browser
    nodejs
    npm-package
    slug
    slugify
    JavaScript
    MIT
    2.7K stars
    99 forks
    2.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 13, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    Ranks #400 of 2,794 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 14%).

    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 38 days ago, with 18 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Converts strings into URL-safe, readable slugs by transliterating and formatting text.
    • Supports multiple languages and customizable options for precise slug generation and uniqueness handling.
    • Use for generating SEO-friendly URLs from user input or content titles in web applications.
    • Use for creating unique HTML element IDs with automatic counters to avoid duplicate anchors in documents.
    • Use for sanitizing filenames or identifiers by converting complex strings into safe, consistent formats.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Slugify a string

    Useful for URLs, filenames, and IDs.

    It handles most major languages, including German (umlauts), Vietnamese, Arabic, Russian, and more.

    Excerpt from the sindresorhus/slugify README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    99+11

    Open issues

    2+1

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