Lorem Ipsum Generator
Generate Lorem Ipsum placeholder text by words, sentences, paragraphs, or characters. Free, instant, no signup — the classic design dummy text tool.
How to Generate Lorem Ipsum Text
Select whether you want the output as words, sentences, or paragraphs depending on what your design requires — a sentence for a button label, a paragraph for a body copy block.
Enter how many words, sentences, or paragraphs you need. For UI testing use 1–2 paragraphs. For long-form layout testing use 5–10.
Click Generate, then copy the Lorem Ipsum text and paste it directly into Figma, Adobe XD, your HTML, or any design or document tool.
Where Lorem Ipsum Is Used
The Original Lorem Ipsum Text
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."
What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum is the standard placeholder text used in graphic design, web development, and publishing. It has been used as dummy text since the 1500s when an unknown printer scrambled a passage from Cicero's de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (written in 45 BC) to produce a type specimen book.
The text survived not just five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker. Today it is the industry standard across Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, WordPress, and every major design and CMS tool.
The reason Lorem Ipsum is used instead of readable text like "write your content here" is that it has a natural distribution of letters and word lengths, closely mimicking real written language. This means a design using Lorem Ipsum gives a much more accurate impression of how the final layout will look than a design filled with repetitive dummy text.
Lorem Ipsum Alternatives
Sometimes classic Latin isn't the right vibe. Here are popular Lorem Ipsum variants used by designers and developers:
| Generator | Theme | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Lorem Ipsum | Latin-derived scrambled text | All professional design work |
| Bacon Ipsum | Meat cuts and BBQ terms | Fun internal mockups, food apps |
| Hipster Ipsum | Artisanal, craft-culture slang | Lifestyle brands, creative agencies |
| Cupcake Ipsum | Desserts and sweet food | Food & beverage, consumer apps |
| Samuel L. Ipsum | Movie quote mashups | Team demos, developer humor |
| Zombie Ipsum | Horror-themed text | Halloween, gaming, dark themes |
| Office Ipsum | Corporate buzzword bingo | B2B SaaS, enterprise software |
| Cat Ipsum | Cat behaviours and meows | Pet apps, light-hearted projects |
Lorem Ipsum in Design Tools & Code
Shortcuts in Design Tools
HTML Snippet for Developers
Paste this into any HTML file to get three paragraphs of Lorem Ipsum instantly:
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.</p> <p>Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.</p> <p>Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>
Tip: In VS Code, type lorem + Tab in an HTML file to auto-expand via Emmet.
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Common questions about Lorem Ipsum Generator