Lorem Ipsum Generator
Generate dummy text for your designs, layouts, and mockups. Customize length and format with our free Lorem Ipsum generator.
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About Lorem Ipsum
Lorem Ipsum is dummy text used in the design, printing, and typesetting industry. It's been the industry's standard placeholder text since the 1500s when an unknown printer scrambled text to make a specimen book.
It has survived not only five centuries but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularized in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages.
How to Use
Choose Type
Select from traditional Lorem Ipsum, Cicero's text, English pangrams, or random Latin gibberish.
Set Length
Choose how many words, sentences, or paragraphs you want to generate.
Customize
Set options like starting with "Lorem ipsum" and including HTML paragraph tags.
Generate & Copy
Click Generate, then copy the text or download it in your preferred format.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lorem Ipsum used for?
Lorem Ipsum is used as placeholder text in designs, mockups, and layouts. It helps designers and clients focus on the design without being distracted by meaningful content. It's commonly used in:
- Website mockups and prototypes
- Graphic design projects
- Print layouts and templates
- UI/UX design presentations
- Word processing and publishing software demos
Why not use real content instead?
Real content can distract from design issues. Lorem Ipsum helps viewers focus on the layout, typography, and design elements without getting caught up in the meaning of the text. It also helps avoid premature feedback on content when the design is still being developed.
What does the traditional Lorem Ipsum text mean?
The traditional Lorem Ipsum text is derived from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. It's a philosophical work about the theory of ethics.
The first line, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet," is a scrambled version of text that roughly translates to "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain."