diff --git a/src/Foundation/Concerns/ImplementsStringHelpers.php b/src/Foundation/Concerns/ImplementsStringHelpers.php
index a5910e8b..91096048 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Concerns/ImplementsStringHelpers.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Concerns/ImplementsStringHelpers.php
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ public static function makeTitle(string $value): string
         ));
     }
 
+    public static function makeSlug(string $value): string
+    {
+        // Expand camelCase and PascalCase to separate words
+        $value = preg_replace('/([a-z])([A-Z])/', '$1 $2', $value);
+
+        // Transliterate international characters to ASCII
+        $value = Str::transliterate($value);
+
+        // Todo: In v2.0 we will use the following dictionary: ['@' => 'at', '&' => 'and']
+
+        return Str::slug($value);
+    }
+
     public static function normalizeNewlines(string $string): string
     {
         return str_replace("\r\n", "\n", $string);
diff --git a/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile.php b/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile.php
index 3f1f4ea9..f524ded7 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile.php
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 use Hyde\Framework\Exceptions\FileConflictException;
 use Hyde\Facades\Filesystem;
+use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Pages\MarkdownPost;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
-use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 /**
  * Offloads logic for the make:post command.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function __construct(string $title, ?string $description, ?string $catego
         $this->customContent = $customContent;
 
         $this->date = Carbon::make($date ?? Carbon::now())->format('Y-m-d H:i');
-        $this->identifier = Str::slug($title);
+        $this->identifier = Hyde::makeSlug($title);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPageSourceFile.php b/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPageSourceFile.php
index ccb0fb6f..aa9355a6 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPageSourceFile.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPageSourceFile.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ protected function fileName(string $title): string
         }
 
         // And return a slug made from just the title without the subdirectory
-        return Str::slug(basename($title));
+        return Hyde::makeSlug(basename($title));
     }
 
     protected function normalizeSubdirectory(string $title): string
diff --git a/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/DocumentationSidebar.php b/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/DocumentationSidebar.php
index 919b9343..f9fc088a 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/DocumentationSidebar.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/DocumentationSidebar.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use Hyde\Support\Facades\Render;
 use Hyde\Support\Models\Route;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 use function collect;
 
@@ -48,14 +47,15 @@ public function getGroups(): array
     public function getItemsInGroup(?string $group): Collection
     {
         return $this->items->filter(function (NavItem $item) use ($group): bool {
-            return ($item->getGroup() === $group) || ($item->getGroup() === Str::slug($group));
+            return ($item->getGroup() === $group) || ($item->getGroup() === Hyde::makeSlug($group));
         })->sortBy('navigation.priority')->values();
     }
 
     public function isGroupActive(string $group): bool
     {
-        return Str::slug(Render::getPage()->navigationMenuGroup()) === $group
-            || $this->isPageIndexPage() && $this->shouldIndexPageBeActive($group);
+        $normalized = Hyde::makeSlug(Render::getPage()->navigationMenuGroup() ?? 'other');
+
+        return ($normalized === $group) || ($this->isPageIndexPage() && $this->shouldIndexPageBeActive($group));
     }
 
     public function makeGroupTitle(string $group): string
diff --git a/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/NavItem.php b/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/NavItem.php
index 7a57b554..a3fe8932 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/NavItem.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Features/Navigation/NavItem.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 use Hyde\Foundation\Facades\Routes;
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Support\Models\Route;
-use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Stringable;
 
 /**
@@ -133,6 +132,6 @@ protected static function getRouteGroup(Route $route): ?string
 
     protected static function normalizeGroupKey(?string $group): ?string
     {
-        return $group ? Str::slug($group) : null;
+        return $group ? Hyde::makeSlug($group) : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/HydeKernelTest.php b/tests/Feature/HydeKernelTest.php
index d2e58f58..ea18c156 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/HydeKernelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/HydeKernelTest.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  * @covers \Hyde\Hyde
  *
  * @see \Hyde\Framework\Testing\Unit\HydeHelperFacadeMakeTitleTest
+ * @see \Hyde\Framework\Testing\Unit\HydeHelperFacadeMakeSlugTest
  * @see \Hyde\Framework\Testing\Feature\HydeExtensionFeatureTest
  */
 class HydeKernelTest extends TestCase
@@ -108,6 +109,11 @@ public function testMakeTitleHelperReturnsTitleFromPageSlug()
         $this->assertSame('Foo Bar', Hyde::makeTitle('foo-bar'));
     }
 
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperReturnsSlugFromTitle()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('foo-bar', Hyde::makeSlug('Foo Bar'));
+    }
+
     public function testNormalizeNewlinesReplacesCarriageReturnsWithUnixEndings()
     {
         $this->assertSame("foo\nbar\nbaz", Hyde::normalizeNewlines("foo\nbar\r\nbaz"));
diff --git a/tests/Feature/InternationalizationTest.php b/tests/Feature/InternationalizationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04e6d6fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/InternationalizationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Hyde\Framework\Testing\Feature;
+
+use Hyde\Facades\Filesystem;
+use Hyde\Framework\Actions\CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile;
+use Hyde\Framework\Actions\StaticPageBuilder;
+use Hyde\Hyde;
+use Hyde\Pages\MarkdownPost;
+use Hyde\Testing\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @coversNothing High level test to ensure the internationalization features are working.
+ */
+class InternationalizationTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider internationalCharacterSetsProvider
+     */
+    public function testCanCreateBlogPostFilesWithInternationalCharacterSets(
+        string $title,
+        string $description,
+        string $expectedSlug,
+        string $expectedTitle
+    ) {
+        $creator = new CreatesNewMarkdownPostFile($title, $description, 'blog', 'default', '2024-12-22 10:45');
+        $path = $creator->save();
+
+        $this->assertSame("_posts/$expectedSlug.md", $path);
+        $this->assertSame($expectedSlug, $creator->getIdentifier());
+        $this->assertSame($creator->getIdentifier(), Hyde::makeSlug($title));
+        $this->assertFileExists($path);
+
+        $contents = file_get_contents($path);
+
+        if (str_contains($title, ' ')) {
+            $expectedTitle = "'$expectedTitle'";
+        }
+
+        if (str_contains($description, ' ')) {
+            $description = "'$description'";
+        }
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("title: $expectedTitle", $contents);
+        $this->assertSame(<<<EOF
+        ---
+        title: {$expectedTitle}
+        description: {$description}
+        category: blog
+        author: default
+        date: '2024-12-22 10:45'
+        ---
+        
+        ## Write something awesome.
+        
+        EOF, $contents);
+
+        Filesystem::unlink($path);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider internationalCharacterSetsProvider
+     */
+    public function testCanCompileBlogPostFilesWithInternationalCharacterSets(
+        string $title,
+        string $description,
+        string $expectedSlug,
+        string $expectedTitle
+    ) {
+        $page = new MarkdownPost($expectedSlug, [
+            'title' => $title,
+            'description' => $description,
+            'category' => 'blog',
+            'author' => 'default',
+            'date' => '2024-12-22 10:45',
+        ]);
+
+        $path = StaticPageBuilder::handle($page);
+
+        $this->assertSame(Hyde::path("_site/posts/$expectedSlug.html"), $path);
+        $this->assertFileExists($path);
+
+        $contents = file_get_contents($path);
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("<title>HydePHP - $expectedTitle</title>", $contents);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\"mb-4\">$expectedTitle</h1>", $contents);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("<meta name=\"description\" content=\"$description\">", $contents);
+
+        Filesystem::unlink($path);
+    }
+
+    public static function internationalCharacterSetsProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'Chinese (Simplified)' => [
+                '你好世界',
+                '简短描述',
+                'ni-hao-shi-jie',
+                '你好世界',
+            ],
+            'Japanese' => [
+                'こんにちは世界',
+                '短い説明',
+                'konnichihashi-jie',
+                'こんにちは世界',
+            ],
+            'Korean' => [
+                '안녕하세요 세계',
+                '짧은 설명',
+                'annyeonghaseyo-segye',
+                '안녕하세요 세계',
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/HydeHelperFacadeMakeSlugTest.php b/tests/Unit/HydeHelperFacadeMakeSlugTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d1279cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/HydeHelperFacadeMakeSlugTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Hyde\Framework\Testing\Unit;
+
+use Hyde\Hyde;
+use Hyde\Testing\UnitTestCase;
+
+class HydeHelperFacadeMakeSlugTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    protected static bool $needsKernel = true;
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsTitleCaseToSlug()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello World'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsKebabCaseToSlug()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('hello-world'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsSnakeCaseToSlug()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('hello_world'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsCamelCaseToSlug()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('helloWorld'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsPascalCaseToSlug()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('HelloWorld'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesMultipleSpaces()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello    World'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesSpecialCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello & World!'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperConvertsUppercaseToLowercase()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('HELLO WORLD'));
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('HELLO_WORLD'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesNumbers()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world-123', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello World 123'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesChineseCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('ni-hao-shi-jie', Hyde::makeSlug('你好世界'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesJapaneseCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('konnichihashi-jie', Hyde::makeSlug('こんにちは世界'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesKoreanCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('annyeongsegye', Hyde::makeSlug('안녕세계'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesArabicCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('mrhb-bllm', Hyde::makeSlug('مرحبا بالعالم'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesRussianCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('privet-mir', Hyde::makeSlug('Привет мир'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperTransliteratesAccentedLatinCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('hèllô wórld'));
+        $this->assertSame('uber-strasse', Hyde::makeSlug('über straße'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesMixedScripts()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-ni-hao-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello 你好 World'));
+        $this->assertSame('privet-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Привет World'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesEmojis()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('hello-world', Hyde::makeSlug('Hello 👋 World'));
+        $this->assertSame('world', Hyde::makeSlug('😊 World'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesComplexMixedInput()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            'hello-ni-hao-privet-bonjour-world-123',
+            Hyde::makeSlug('Hello 你好 Привет Bonjóur World 123!')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesEdgeCases()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('', Hyde::makeSlug(''));
+        $this->assertSame('at', Hyde::makeSlug('!@#$%^&*()'));
+        $this->assertSame('', Hyde::makeSlug('...   ...'));
+        $this->assertSame('multiple-dashes', Hyde::makeSlug('multiple---dashes'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperPreservesValidCharacters()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('abc-123', Hyde::makeSlug('abc-123'));
+        $this->assertSame('test-slug', Hyde::makeSlug('test-slug'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeSlugHelperHandlesWhitespace()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('trim-spaces', Hyde::makeSlug('   trim spaces   '));
+        $this->assertSame('newline-test', Hyde::makeSlug("newline\ntest"));
+        $this->assertSame('tab-test', Hyde::makeSlug("tab\ttest"));
+    }
+}