Tagline Generator
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Generate punchy taglines that stick — for brands, products and campaigns. Free, no signup.
Three to eight words that do a billboard's job
A tagline is brand compression: the whole positioning squeezed into a phrase short enough to sit under a logo and sticky enough to survive being heard once. The greats work through rhythm and concreteness — 'Just Do It', 'Think Different', 'Shave Time. Shave Money.' — not through explaining. This generator produces fifteen options per brand across the proven patterns: imperatives, contrasts, rhymes, and flat statements of benefit, so you can shortlist by ear.
Tagline tips
- Say every candidate out loud — taglines live in speech and memory, and clunky rhythm disqualifies before meaning even registers.
- Concrete beats abstract: 'Shave time, shave money' sticks because you can picture it; 'Excellence delivered' evaporates on contact.
- Don't restate the category ('quality plumbing services') — the name and context already say what you do; the tagline says why you.
- Check the tagline against your worst day: if it promises 'always on time' and you sometimes aren't, it becomes ammunition.
- Shortlist three, then test on people who've never heard of you: ask them what the company does and how it feels. Wrong guesses are data.
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What's the difference between a tagline and a slogan?
A tagline is permanent brand identity ('Just Do It' has run since 1988); a slogan serves one campaign and retires with it. The tagline sits under the logo everywhere; slogans rotate with the season. Most small brands need one good tagline before any slogans.
How many words should a tagline be?
Three to eight. Under three usually can't carry meaning; past eight it stops being repeatable from memory, which is the only test that matters. The sweet spot is four or five words with a strong stress pattern — count the beats, not just the words.
Should my tagline include my brand name?
Usually no — it sits next to your name, so repeating it wastes the space. The exception is when the name enables wordplay that makes the whole unit stickier. If the tagline must travel without the logo (radio, word of mouth), test whether it still points back to you.
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