How to use the lorem ipsum generator
- Choose whether you want paragraphs, sentences or an exact number of words.
- Enter how many. The text regenerates as soon as you change a setting.
- Pick plain text for design tools, HTML paragraphs for a web page, or an HTML list for menus and feature lists.
- Untick the classic opening if you want every block to look different.
- Press “Generate new text” for another random version, then copy or download it.
How the text is put together
The generator draws words at random from a list of about 200 Latin words taken from the traditional lorem ipsum passage. It then shapes them like real writing, which makes layouts behave the way they will with finished copy:
Worked example
A card design needs a description of about 50 words. Choose “Words” and enter 50: the output is exactly 50 words, starting with “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit”, and the counter below confirms it. Switch to “Sentences” and enter 2 for a short teaser instead, or to “Paragraphs” for body copy.
Where lorem ipsum comes from
The text is a scrambled extract from Cicero’s De finibus bonorum et malorum (“On the ends of good and evil”), written in 45 BC. The original line begins “Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet…”, about no one loving pain for its own sake. Letraset dry-transfer sheets spread the scrambled version among designers in the 1960s, and desktop publishing software brought it to computers in the 1980s. Because the words look like a real language but cannot be read, reviewers judge the layout instead of the message.
Key features
- Exact counts for paragraphs, sentences or words, up to 1,000 paragraphs.
- Plain text, HTML paragraphs or HTML list output.
- Realistic sentence and paragraph lengths.
- Optional classic opening line.
- Word, character and paragraph counts for the generated text.
Practical use cases
Web and app design. Fill mock-ups and prototypes so that line lengths, wrapping and spacing can be tested before the real copy arrives.
Testing layouts for translation. Translated text is often longer than English. Generate a version with about a third more words to check that buttons and headings still fit.
Front-end development. Paste HTML paragraphs or a list straight into a template to test typography and CSS.
Accessibility checks. Screen readers try to pronounce the Latin, which sounds like nonsense. When testing a prototype with assistive technology, swap in short real sentences.
Replace every placeholder before a page goes live. Search engines and ad networks treat pages full of lorem ipsum as unfinished, and readers lose trust quickly.