Free Lorem Ipsum Generator — Create Placeholder Text Instantly

What Is Lorem Ipsum?

Lorem Ipsum is placeholder text used in the design and publishing industry to fill layouts before final content is available. It originates from a scrambled passage of De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum by Cicero (45 BC), making it over 2,000 years old in origin.

Our free Lorem Ipsum generator creates customizable amounts of placeholder text — from a single sentence to dozens of paragraphs — for your design mockups, website prototypes, and document templates.

Why Use Lorem Ipsum?

• Focus on design, not content — Placeholder text lets designers and clients evaluate layouts without being distracted by readable content
• Realistic text flow — Lorem Ipsum mimics the natural distribution of letters and word lengths in English, giving a more realistic appearance than repeated phrases
• Industry standard — Used by designers, developers, and publishers worldwide since the 1500s (in typesetting) and the 1960s (in digital form)
• No accidental meaning — Unlike using real text, Lorem Ipsum won't accidentally convey unintended messages in mockups
• Quick prototyping — Instantly fill wireframes and prototypes to test responsive layouts

Types of Placeholder Text

Classic Lorem Ipsum

The traditional passage starting with "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit..." — the most widely recognized placeholder text in the world.

Custom-Length Text

Generate specific amounts of text by paragraphs, sentences, or words to match your exact layout requirements.

Rich Text Variants

Some generators include HTML formatting (headings, lists, bold text) to test how styled content renders in your design.

How to Use Our Lorem Ipsum Generator

1. Select the amount of text you need (paragraphs, sentences, or words)
2. Choose the number of units to generate
3. Click Generate to create your placeholder text
4. Copy the result and paste it into your design, document, or code

Common Use Cases

• Web design mockups — Fill page layouts to visualize how content areas will look
• WordPress theme testing — Test how a theme handles different content lengths
• Print layout design — Fill magazine, brochure, or poster layouts for client approval
• App UI prototyping — Populate text fields, cards, and lists in app mockups
• Presentation templates — Fill slide layouts to demonstrate formatting options
• Email template testing — Check how email designs render with varying content lengths

Best Practices

• Match real content length — Generate placeholder text that approximates the actual content length for accurate layout testing
• Replace before launch — Always replace Lorem Ipsum with real content before publishing — search engines may flag placeholder text
• Use for design, not SEO — Never publish Lorem Ipsum on live pages; it provides zero SEO value and can hurt rankings
• Test edge cases — Generate both very short and very long text to ensure your design handles extremes gracefully

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "Lorem Ipsum" actually mean?

Lorem Ipsum is derived from Cicero's philosophical work De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum ("On the Ends of Good and Evil"), written in 45 BC. The standard passage has been intentionally scrambled and altered, so it doesn't translate to coherent Latin — it's purely decorative text.

Is Lorem Ipsum bad for SEO?

Yes — never publish Lorem Ipsum on live pages. Search engines like Google see it as low-quality or incomplete content, which can negatively impact your rankings. Always replace placeholder text with real, valuable content before going live.

Why not just use random English text?

Random English text is distracting — readers will focus on the meaning rather than the design. Lorem Ipsum looks like natural text but isn't readable, keeping attention on the visual layout where it belongs.

How much Lorem Ipsum should I generate?

Match the expected real content length. For a blog post mockup, generate 3-5 paragraphs. For a product description, 1-2 paragraphs. For a headline, just a few words. Testing with realistic lengths ensures your design works in production.