About this tool
Lorem Ipsum Generator fills a design, a web page or a document template with believable placeholder text, so you can judge spacing, line length and layout before the real words exist. Choose paragraphs, sentences, words or list items, set how many, and the text appears instantly underneath with a live word and character count.
Classic Latin gives the familiar “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…” that designers have used for decades. Three extra styles are written in English for when Latin looks odd in front of a client or confuses a user test: Plain English (sentences that openly say they are placeholders), Kitchen (warm food writing) and Space (comets, moons and quiet stations). The sentences are assembled fresh each time from phrase parts, so every paragraph reads naturally without repeating the same block.
Output comes as plain text, as HTML with <p>, <ul> or <ol> tags, or as Markdown, so it drops straight into a design tool, a code editor or a CMS. “Regenerate” gives new text with the same settings. Everything is made in your browser; nothing is uploaded or stored.
How to use Lorem Ipsum Generator
- Under “Make”, choose Paragraphs, Sentences, Words or List items, and type how many (or use − and +).
- Pick a style: Classic Latin, Plain English, Kitchen or Space.
- Set the length to Short, Medium or Long, and untick “Start with …” if you don’t want the usual opening line.
- Choose Plain text, HTML or Markdown above the result.
- Press “Copy” or “Download”. Press “Regenerate” (or the R key) for different text.
Three short paragraphs in Classic Latin as HTML give three <p> lines beginning “<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit…”, about 70 words in total. Switch to List items and Numbered, and the same panel gives an <ol> with one <li> per item.
Features
- Four units: paragraphs (up to 100), sentences (up to 500), words (up to 5,000) and list items (up to 200).
- Four styles: Classic Latin plus three English flavours written for AroraTools: Plain English, Kitchen and Space.
- Short, Medium and Long settings for paragraphs, sentences and list items.
- An optional classic opening line for every style, on by default.
- Plain text, HTML (<p>, <ul>, <ol>) or Markdown (- and 1. lists) output.
- Bulleted or numbered lists in every format.
- Live count of items, words and characters as copied.
- Regenerate for fresh text; adding more paragraphs keeps the ones you already have.
- Copy in one tap, or download as .txt, .html or .md.
Tips and good to know
- For a realistic page, match the real content: news cards suit Short paragraphs, while articles look right with Medium or Long.
- Test headlines with Words: 6 to 10 words is a typical headline, 2 to 4 suits a button or menu label.
- If people in a usability test keep stopping to read the Latin, switch to Plain English. It looks like real copy but says plainly that it is a placeholder.
- Increasing the count adds new text after what you have, so your first paragraphs stay put while you try different lengths.
- Always replace placeholder text before you publish. Search engines and ad reviewers treat pages full of lorem ipsum as unfinished.
Frequently asked questions
Is anything uploaded or saved?
No. The text is put together in your browser from word lists that come with the page. Nothing is sent to AroraTools or anyone else, and nothing is kept after you close the tab.
Is it free? Are there limits?
It is free, with no sign-up or watermark. One batch can be up to 100 paragraphs, 500 sentences, 5,000 words or 200 list items, and you can make as many batches as you like.
Does it work on a phone or offline?
Yes. It works in Safari, Chrome and Firefox on iPhone, Android and desktop. Once the page has loaded, generating, copying and downloading keep working without a connection.
What does lorem ipsum actually mean?
Very little. It comes from a scrambled passage of “De finibus bonorum et malorum”, a work by Cicero from 45 BC, with words cut short and mixed up. That is the point: it looks like text, but nobody stops to read it.
Why would I use English placeholder text instead of Latin?
Latin can distract clients, look broken to people who don’t know the convention, and hide problems with English word lengths. The English styles behave like real copy while still being obviously temporary.
Can I paste the HTML straight into my page?
Yes. Paragraphs come as <p> elements and lists as <ul> or <ol> with <li> items, with no classes or inline styles, so they take on your site’s own styling.
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