Lorem Ipsum Generator
Generate placeholder text for your designs and mockups. Create paragraphs, sentences, or words with one click. Perfect for designers and developers.
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What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing industries for previewing layouts and visual mockups. It has been the industry's standard dummy text since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
The text is derived from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of Cicero's "De finibus bonorum et malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil), written in 45 BC. The standard Lorem Ipsum passage has been used since the 1500s and continues to be used today because it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, making it look like readable English.
Why Use Lorem Ipsum?
- Focus on Design: Prevents viewers from being distracted by readable content
- Realistic Layout: Provides a more natural distribution of letters than "AAAA" or "test test test"
- Industry Standard: Widely recognized by clients and stakeholders
- Language Neutral: Doesn't favor any particular language
- Avoids Copyright: No copyright issues with dummy text
- Professional: Looks more professional than random keyboard mashing
- Consistent Length: Helps judge how much space content will take
- Readable Appearance: Looks like real text from a distance
Common Use Cases
- Website Mockups: Fill content areas in design comps and prototypes
- Print Design: Placeholder for magazines, brochures, and flyers
- App Development: Test UI layouts before real content is available
- Client Presentations: Show designs without final copy
- Typography Testing: Evaluate how fonts look with real-looking text
- Template Development: Demonstrate layouts in CMS themes
- A/B Testing: Create variations without needing real content
- Documentation: Example content in technical documentation
The Original Lorem Ipsum
The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s:
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
English Translation by H. Rackham (1914):
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness."
Best Practices
- Replace Before Launch: Never leave Lorem Ipsum in production
- Use Real Length: Match the amount of text you'll actually use
- Consider Reading Level: Real content might be shorter or longer
- Test Line Breaks: Lorem Ipsum might break differently than real text
- Label Clearly: Mark mockups as containing placeholder text
- Mixed Content: Use both short and long paragraphs for realism
- Multilingual Testing: Consider how other languages will affect layout
- Client Communication: Explain that all text is placeholder
FAQ
Historical Context
The Lorem Ipsum text is derived from "De finibus bonorum et malorum" (On the ends of good and evil), a philosophical work by Marcus Tullius Cicero written in 45 BC. The text was popularized in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages.
The passage was later adapted for digital typesetting by Aldus Corporation for their desktop publishing software Aldus PageMaker, which included versions of Lorem Ipsum. Today, Lorem Ipsum has become the de facto standard for placeholder text in web design, graphic design, and publishing.
Usage Tips
- Generate multiple paragraphs for long-form content areas
- Use sentence generation for headlines and short descriptions
- Word generation is perfect for testing character limits
- Enable "Start with Lorem ipsum" for recognizable placeholder text
- Copy and paste directly into your design tools
- Use different amounts to test responsive layouts
- Replace with real content before showing final versions to clients
- Bookmark this tool for quick access during design work