About This Tool
Designers and developers know the struggle: you need placeholder text to test a layout, but "text here text here" looks terrible and distracts clients from the design itself. Our Lorem Ipsum Generator gives you high-quality dummy text in seconds. Stick to the classics with standard Latin, or spice it up with fun variants like "Bacon Ipsum" (meat-lovers), "Hipster Ipsum" (artisanal jargon), or "Corporate Ipsum" (business buzzwords). Generate unlimited placeholder text without worrying about rate limits or privacy concerns. Everything stays on your device with no server requests.
What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. It has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
It is derived from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. The standard Lorem Ipsum passage has been used since the 1960s when Letraset released sheets containing the text for dry-transfer typography.
The exact phrase "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit" comes from a Latin text discussing the pursuit of happiness and the avoidance of pain. However, the randomized version used today is not meant to be read literally.
Why Use Dummy Text in Design?
The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using "Content here, content here", making it look like readable English. This allows the viewer to focus on the visual layout rather than the readable content.
Key benefits of using placeholder text:
- Realistic text flow: Lorem Ipsum mimics the natural rhythm and spacing of real language, giving a more accurate representation of how the final design will look.
- Client focus: When clients see "Lorem Ipsum" they understand it is placeholder text and focus on fonts, spacing, and layout rather than reading the content.
- Development speed: Developers can build and test layouts before copywriters finalize content, allowing parallel workflows.
- Responsive testing: Generate varying lengths of text to test how layouts handle short, medium, and long content.
Alternative Placeholder Text Styles
While classic Lorem Ipsum is professional, sometimes you want something different to match your project mood or just to entertain your team:
- Bacon Ipsum: Meat-themed placeholder text for food-related designs or when you want a smile during development. Sample: "Bacon ipsum dolor amet pork loin spare ribs cow hamburger."
- Hipster Ipsum: Artisanal, craft-focused jargon for trendy startup mockups. Sample: "Artisan pour-over craft beer sustainable VHS vinyl."
- Corporate Ipsum: Business buzzword-filled text for enterprise presentations. Sample: "Synergize cross-functional deliverables to leverage core competencies."
Our generator supports all these variants with a single dropdown selection.
Output Formats and Customization
This generator offers several output formats to match your workflow. Choose paragraphs for layout testing, sentences for shorter content blocks, words for single-line fills, or list items for navigation menus and sidebar mockups.
Enable HTML tags to wrap paragraphs in <p> tags or lists in <ul>/<li> tags, ready to paste directly into your code. The text case option lets you generate UPPERCASE text for headings, lowercase for body copy, or Title Case for navigation items. You can also toggle whether the output starts with the traditional "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" opening phrase.
Best Practices for Using Placeholder Text
Placeholder text is most effective when used intentionally during the design process. Here are tips for getting the best results:
- Match real content length: Generate text that approximates the actual content you expect. If a blog post will be 800 words, use 800 words of placeholder text to test layout behavior accurately.
- Test extremes: Generate both very short (one sentence) and very long (ten paragraphs) versions to see how your layout handles edge cases like overflow, truncation, and empty states.
- Use different variants for different projects: Classic Latin works well for formal client presentations, while Bacon Ipsum or Hipster Ipsum can lighten the mood during internal team reviews.
- Replace before launch: Set a reminder or use a linter rule to flag "Lorem ipsum" in production code. Shipping placeholder text to users damages credibility and search rankings.