Lorem Ipsum Generator

What is Lorem Ipsum?

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. It has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.

Why Do We Use Lorem Ipsum?

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English.

Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for 'lorem ipsum' will uncover many web sites still in their infancy. Various versions have evolved over the years, sometimes by accident, sometimes on purpose (injected humour and the like).

Where Does It Come From?

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage.

McClintock discovered the undoubtable source: Lorem Ipsum comes 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. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance.

Generator Features

Our Lorem Ipsum generator offers comprehensive features to meet all your placeholder text needs:

• Multiple Text Types: Choose from classic Lorem Ipsum, Cicero's original text, or custom text sources
• Flexible Generation: Generate by words, sentences, or paragraphs with precise control
• Quick Presets: One-click presets for common text amounts (25 words, 3 paragraphs, etc.)
• HTML Support: Option to include HTML tags for web development projects
• Capitalization Control: Choose whether to capitalize the first letter of sentences
• Export Options: Copy to clipboard or download as text file

Best Practices

To make the most of Lorem Ipsum in your projects, consider these best practices:

• Use appropriate text lengths for different design elements (headings, paragraphs, lists)
• Include HTML tags when testing web layouts to ensure proper styling
• Generate multiple variations to test how your design handles different content lengths
• Use the capitalize option for more realistic text in professional mockups
• Combine with other placeholder elements (images, buttons) for complete prototypes