diff --git a/src/lib/slugify.ts b/src/lib/slugify.ts
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+export function slugify(text: string): string {
+	return text
+		.toLowerCase()
+		.replace(/[^a-z0-9\s-]/g, '')
+		.replace(/[\s]+/g, '-')
+		.replace(/-+/g, '-')
+		.replace(/^-|-$/g, '');
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/slugify.test.ts b/tests/unit/slugify.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { slugify } from '$lib/slugify';
+
+describe('slugify', () => {
+	it('converts to lowercase with hyphens', () => {
+		expect(slugify('Hello World')).toBe('hello-world');
+	});
+
+	it('removes special characters', () => {
+		expect(slugify("Buddy's Adventure!")).toBe('buddys-adventure');
+	});
+
+	it('collapses multiple hyphens', () => {
+		expect(slugify('foo   bar---baz')).toBe('foo-bar-baz');
+	});
+
+	it('trims leading and trailing hyphens', () => {
+		expect(slugify('  hello  ')).toBe('hello');
+	});
+});