What is Lorem Ipsum?
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy placeholder 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. 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 including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
Why Do Web Designers and Developers Use It?
When laying out a website, application mockup, or editorial template, reading real text can distract the eye from the visual layout, typography, line spacing, and grid architecture.
Using Lorem Ipsum placeholder text ensures that:
- Unbiased Design Reviews: Clients focus on color schemes, contrast, typography, and hierarchy rather than reading the copy.
- Realistic Character Distribution: Unlike typing
"text text text"or"placeholder text"repeatedly, Lorem Ipsum has a natural distribution of letters and word lengths, closely mimicking real written English. - Accurate Line Breaks: Paragraph breaks, line heights, and margins look natural.
Generating Custom HTML Mockups
Our generator goes beyond standard text paragraphs. By checking the Wrap in HTML tags option, you can automatically wrap text in semantic tags:
- Paragraphs are wrapped inside
<p>tags. - List items are wrapped inside
<li>tags, enclosed inside a<ul>container block. - Words or Sentences can be easily integrated into titles (
<h1>to<h6>) or inline layouts.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Where does the original text 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, traced the word consectetur to passages from Cicero’s book “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (The Extremes of Good and Evil).
Is my generated text secure?
Yes. All generation occurs locally in your web browser. No queries are sent to external servers, ensuring 100% offline functionality and zero data collection.
Why does the text start with “Lorem ipsum”?
Starting with the traditional passage Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet... helps visually signify that the content is placeholder text. If you want completely randomized text without this prefix, you can uncheck the option in the settings.