Lorem Ipsum Generator
Create custom placeholder text for your designs, mockups, and documents. Generate classic Lorem Ipsum or customize the output.
About Lorem Ipsum
Lorem Ipsum is dummy text used by designers, developers, and content creators as placeholder text in visual mockups. It has been the industry standard since the 1500s when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
The generated Lorem Ipsum text is derived from Cicero's 45 BC work "De finibus bonorum et malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil), with words altered, added, and removed to make it nonsensical.
Common Uses for Lorem Ipsum
Web Design
Placeholder text for website mockups and prototypes before final content is available.
Print Design
Filler text for magazine layouts, brochures, and other print materials during the design phase.
Software Development
Testing text rendering in applications and checking layout with realistic content length.
Publishing
Temporary text for book layouts and typesetting before the final manuscript is ready.
How to Use This Generator
- Select the amount of text you need (paragraphs, words, or sentences)
- Choose your preferred output format (plain text, HTML, or Markdown)
- Customize options like starting with "Lorem ipsum" or including common Latin words
- Click "Generate Lorem Ipsum" to create your placeholder text
- Use the "Copy to Clipboard" button to copy the generated text
Why Use Lorem Ipsum?
Using meaningful content like "This is some text" or similar during design can distract clients and stakeholders with the content itself, rather than focusing on the design. Lorem Ipsum provides neutral filler text that:
- Looks like real text with varied word lengths
- Doesn't distract from the design elements
- Provides realistic text blocks for layout purposes
- Has been the industry standard for centuries
Frequently Asked Questions
Lorem Ipsum is dummy text used in the printing and typesetting industry since the 1500s. It's derived from classical Latin literature but is intentionally nonsensical, serving as placeholder text.
Random English words can still be read and understood, which might distract from evaluating the design itself. Lorem Ipsum looks like real text but doesn't convey meaning, keeping the focus on visual design elements.
Yes! Our generator can output plain text, HTML (with paragraph tags), or Markdown formatted text to suit your needs.
You can generate up to 100 paragraphs, 10,000 words, or 500 sentences at once. For most design purposes, this is more than sufficient.
No, all text generation happens in your browser. We never send your generated text to our servers, ensuring complete privacy.