Lorem Ipsum is scrambled Latin-like placeholder text that designers drop into a layout before the real words exist. It has been the standard filler for centuries because of one clever property: it lets you judge a design without being distracted by what the text says.
Why fake text, not real text
If you fill a mockup with real, readable copy, everyone starts editing the words and stops looking at the layout. Lorem Ipsum has the rhythm and letter distribution of real language but no meaning, so it shows how a block of text will look — line length, spacing, hierarchy — while keeping attention on the design.
How to generate it
- Open the Lorem Ipsum generator.
- Choose how many paragraphs, sentences or words you need.
- Copy it into your mockup or template.
Know when to stop
Placeholder text is for the design stage only. The classic, embarrassing failure is shipping a real website or printed piece with Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet still in it. Before anything goes live, search the project for 'lorem' and 'ipsum' and make sure none survives.