# What is "Category Slug"

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [19.Май.2018 19:14:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-category-slug/87897 "2018-05-19T19:14:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Post date:** [19.Май.2018 20:52:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-category-slug/87897/2 "2018-05-19T20:52:09Z")

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actually, it has nothing to do with slugs. It’s a short name for the category that is used in various places such as the URL for direct access (e.g. `https://meta.discourse.org/c/support`) and hashtag mentions (e.g. #Support). It can’t contain spaces or special characters.

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