diff --git a/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx
index 4762c1b..e58d846 100644
--- a/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/posts/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { getPosts, getPost, tagToSlug } from '@/lib/posts'
+import { getPosts, getPost } from '@/lib/posts'
+import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
 import { TableOfContents } from '@/components/posts/TableOfContents'
 import { ScrollToTop } from '@/components/ui/ScrollToTop'
 import { ReadingProgress } from '@/components/ui/ReadingProgress'
diff --git a/components/posts/PostCard.tsx b/components/posts/PostCard.tsx
index 1f158a8..136e430 100644
--- a/components/posts/PostCard.tsx
+++ b/components/posts/PostCard.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,7 @@
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { m, useReducedMotion } from 'motion/react';
 import type { PostMeta } from '@/lib/posts';
-
-const tagToClientSlug = (tag: string): string =>
-  tag
-    .normalize('NFKD')
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
-    .replace(/\+/g, ' plus ')
-    .replace(/#/g, ' sharp ')
-    .replace(/[\\/]+/g, ' ')
-    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, '-')
-    .replace(/-{2,}/g, '-')
-    .replace(/^-|-$/g, '');
+import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags';
 
 export function PostCard({ slug, title, date, excerpt, tags = [], author, readingTime, index = 0, coverImage }: PostMeta & { index?: number }) {
   const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
@@ -56,7 +45,7 @@ export function PostCard({ slug, title, date, excerpt, tags = [], author, readin
       {tags && tags.length > 0 && (
         <div className="mt-5 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
           {tags.slice(0, 3).map((tag) => (
-            <Link key={tag} href={`/tags/${tagToClientSlug(tag)}/`} className="rounded-full border border-border bg-surface/70 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-ink-soft transition-colors duration-200 hover:border-accent/60 hover:text-accent focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-accent">
+            <Link key={tag} href={`/tags/${tagToSlug(tag)}/`} className="rounded-full border border-border bg-surface/70 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-ink-soft transition-colors duration-200 hover:border-accent/60 hover:text-accent focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-accent">
               {tag}
             </Link>
           ))}
diff --git a/components/posts/PostSearch.tsx b/components/posts/PostSearch.tsx
index 0ddf554..de24deb 100644
--- a/components/posts/PostSearch.tsx
+++ b/components/posts/PostSearch.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
 import { PostCard } from './PostCard'
 
 type SearchPost = {
@@ -37,15 +38,6 @@ const normalizeSearchText = (value: string): string =>
     .toLowerCase()
     .trim()
 
-const tagToClientSlug = (tag: string): string =>
-  normalizeSearchText(tag)
-    .replace(/\+/g, ' plus ')
-    .replace(/#/g, ' sharp ')
-    .replace(/[\\/]+/g, ' ')
-    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, '-')
-    .replace(/-{2,}/g, '-')
-    .replace(/^-|-$/g, '')
-
 const getOrderedCharacterScore = (field: string, query: string): number => {
   if (!query) return 0
 
@@ -100,7 +92,7 @@ const getTagFilters = (posts: SearchPost[]): TagFilter[] => {
     const postTags = new Set<string>()
 
     post.tags.forEach((tag) => {
-      const slug = tagToClientSlug(tag)
+      const slug = tagToSlug(tag)
       if (!slug || postTags.has(slug)) return
 
       postTags.add(slug)
@@ -130,7 +122,7 @@ export function PostSearch({ posts }: PostSearchProps) {
 
   const results = useMemo(() => {
     const scoredPosts = posts.reduce<ScoredPost[]>((matches, post, index) => {
-      if (selectedTag && !post.tags.some((tag) => tagToClientSlug(tag) === selectedTag)) {
+      if (selectedTag && !post.tags.some((tag) => tagToSlug(tag) === selectedTag)) {
         return matches
       }
 
diff --git a/lib/posts.ts b/lib/posts.ts
index 273657f..1236052 100644
--- a/lib/posts.ts
+++ b/lib/posts.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import matter from 'gray-matter'
 import { cache } from 'react'
+import { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
+
+export { tagToSlug } from '@/lib/tags'
 
 const postsDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), 'content/posts')
 
@@ -61,18 +64,6 @@ export const normalizePostData = (
   readingTime,
 })
 
-export const tagToSlug = (tag: string): string =>
-  tag
-    .normalize('NFKD')
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
-    .replace(/\+/g, ' plus ')
-    .replace(/#/g, ' sharp ')
-    .replace(/[\\/]+/g, ' ')
-    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, '-')
-    .replace(/-{2,}/g, '-')
-    .replace(/^-|-$/g, '')
-
 const getMdxFiles = cache(async () => {
   try {
     const files = await fs.promises.readdir(postsDirectory)
diff --git a/lib/tags.ts b/lib/tags.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f4ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tags.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const tagToSlug = (tag: string): string =>
+  tag
+    .normalize('NFKD')
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
+    .replace(/\+/g, ' plus ')
+    .replace(/#/g, ' sharp ')
+    .replace(/[\\/]+/g, ' ')
+    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, '-')
+    .replace(/-{2,}/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-|-$/g, '')