Lorem Ipsum Generator

Free Lorem Ipsum Generator

Need filler text for a mockup, a website template or a print layout? This free lorem ipsum generator creates placeholder text in one click. Choose how many paragraphs, sentences, words or list items you need, pick plain text, HTML or Markdown, and copy or download the result. There’s no sign-up and no limit on how often you use it.

What is lorem ipsum?

Lorem ipsum is dummy text that designers, developers and publishers use to fill a layout before the real content is ready. It looks like ordinary writing, with words of different lengths, commas, periods and paragraphs, but nobody can read it. That’s the point: when people review a design, they focus on the fonts, spacing and layout instead of getting distracted by the words.

Where does lorem ipsum come from?

The text goes back to the Roman statesman and writer Cicero. In 45 BC he wrote “De finibus bonorum et malorum” (“On the Ends of Good and Evil”), a book about ethics. A passage from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of that work was later chopped up, shuffled and partly altered to make the filler text we use today. Even the first word is a fragment: “lorem” is the end of the Latin word “dolorem,” which means “pain.”

Printers and typesetters have used scrambled Latin like this for a long time. It became especially common in the 1960s, when sheets of dry-transfer lettering included it, and it spread again when desktop publishing software made it the default sample text. Today it shows up in website builders, design apps and code templates around the world.

How to generate lorem ipsum

1. Pick a quick option or set the amount. Click one of the Quick picks, such as 3 paragraphs or 50 words, or type a number into Amount. You can also use the minus and plus buttons.
2. Choose the unit. Select Paragraphs, Sentences, Words or List items.
3. Set the length. For paragraphs and list items, choose Short, Medium or Long.
4. Choose a text style. Classic Lorem Ipsum builds random sentences from the familiar Latin vocabulary. Standard passage repeats the well-known “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit…” text in its usual order.
5. Choose the output format. Pick Plain text, HTML or Markdown. The text stays the same when you switch formats.
6. Copy or download. Click Copy to put the text on your clipboard, Regenerate for a fresh version, or Download to save it as a .txt, .html or .md file.

Features

Paragraphs, sentences, words or list items

Generate up to 100 paragraphs, 500 sentences, 5,000 words or 100 list items at a time. The tool remembers a separate amount for each unit, so switching between paragraphs and words doesn’t undo your choice.

Exact word counts

When you choose Words, you get exactly that many words, ending with a period. That’s handy when a design calls for a 25-word product blurb or a 150-word bio.

Short, medium or long paragraphs

Short paragraphs have three or four sentences, medium paragraphs have five to seven, and long paragraphs have eight to eleven. Long text helps you test how a layout handles big blocks of copy, while short text suits cards and captions.

Bulleted and numbered lists

Choose List items to fill menus, feature lists and pricing tables. Pick Bulleted or Numbered, and the output uses bullets, numbers or the matching <ul> or <ol> HTML tags.

Plain text, HTML or Markdown

• Plain text puts a blank line between paragraphs, ready for any app.
• HTML wraps each paragraph in <p> tags and each list item in <li> tags. Turn off Wrap each paragraph in <p> tags if you only want the bare text.
• Markdown uses blank lines between paragraphs, and hyphens or numbers for list items.

Preview and Source views

The Preview tab shows the text as it will look on a page. The Source tab shows exactly what Copy and Download give you, with HTML tags and list markers highlighted.

Live counts

The word, character and paragraph counts update every time the text changes, so you always know how much you have.

Start with “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…”

Keep the classic opening line, or turn it off so every block of text starts differently. This is useful when you fill several boxes on the same page and don’t want them all to begin with the same words.

Tips for designers and developers

• Match the real content. If the final headline will be about eight words, generate eight words, not a full paragraph. Realistic lengths show layout problems early.
• Test the extremes. Try one short paragraph and then ten long ones to see how cards, columns and text boxes behave.
• Use HTML for prototypes. Paste the HTML output straight into a template or a CMS code editor.
• Use Markdown for docs and static sites. The Markdown output works in README files, documentation tools and static site generators.
• Use list items for navigation and features. Short list items look like menu links, while medium items look like feature descriptions.
• Remove it before launch. Search your pages for “lorem” before you publish so no filler text slips through.

Need real English words for a game, a test or a brainstorm instead? Try our Random Word Generator. If you need to tidy text you’ve pasted from elsewhere, the Text Cleaner removes extra spaces and line breaks.

Is lorem ipsum bad for SEO?

Lorem ipsum is fine while you design and build, but it shouldn’t stay on a live page. Visitors can’t read it, so the page looks unfinished, and it gives search engines nothing useful to show in results. Replace every placeholder with real, helpful content before the page goes public.

Is it private?

Yes. The lorem ipsum generator runs entirely in your web browser. The text is created on your own device, and nothing is sent to our server. Your settings, such as the unit, amount and format, are saved in your browser so they’re ready next time. The generated text itself isn’t saved.

Frequently asked questions

Is this lorem ipsum generator free?

Yes. It’s completely free, with no sign-up and no limit on how much placeholder text you generate, copy or download.

What does lorem ipsum mean?

Lorem ipsum doesn’t mean anything as a whole. It’s scrambled Latin taken from a work by Cicero, with words cut short and shuffled. “Lorem” is a fragment of “dolorem,” the Latin word for pain.

Where does lorem ipsum come from?

It comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of Cicero’s “De finibus bonorum et malorum,” written in 45 BC. Typesetters later scrambled that passage into the filler text used today.

Can I generate lorem ipsum in HTML?

Yes. Choose HTML as the output format. Paragraphs are wrapped in p tags, and list items come inside ul or ol tags. You can turn off the p tags if you only want the text.

How many words are in a paragraph of lorem ipsum?

With the Classic Lorem Ipsum style, a medium paragraph has five to seven sentences, usually around 65 words. Short paragraphs average about 35 words, and long paragraphs about 100 words.

Can I generate an exact number of words?

Yes. Choose Words as the unit and enter the number you need, from 1 to 5,000. The output has exactly that many words.

Can I turn off the “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet” opening?

Yes. Turn off the Start with “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…” switch, and the text starts with a random sentence instead. With the Standard passage style, it starts partway through the passage.

Can I download the text?

Yes. Click Download to save the text as a .txt, .html or .md file, depending on the output format you chose.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything happens in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, and only your settings are saved on your device.

Should I leave lorem ipsum on a live website?

No. Placeholder text makes a page look unfinished and gives visitors and search engines nothing useful. Replace it with real content before you publish.