URL structure
type: TechArticle
description: URLs are the most stable identifier on the web. Keep them lowercase, hyphenated, descriptive, and shallow. Treat them as a public API for your content.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T09:13:20.000Z
citation: RFC 3986 — Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: IETF
citation: URL structure best practices
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google Search Central
citation: URL — Living Standard
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: WHATWG

Web Specification Studio
type: WebSite

Web Specification Studio
type: Organization

breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: SEO
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/seo/
item list element: URL structure
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/seo/url-structure/