The History & Utility of Placeholder Text
In design and development, content is king. However, when building layouts, the final content is often not ready. This is where Lorem Ipsum comes in. It fills the visual space without distracting the viewer with readable English text.
Why not just use "Text Here"?
Using repetitive phrases like "Content here content here" creates unnatural visual patterns. Real language has a varied distribution of letters and word lengths. Lorem Ipsum mimics this distribution, allowing designers to judge typography, line-height, and layout balance accurately.
Formats for Developers
HTML Mode
Automatically wraps generated paragraphs in <p> tags. Useful for quickly pasting into CMS editors or static HTML files.
JSON Mode
Generates an array of strings. Perfect for seeding databases or creating mock API responses for frontend development.
Origin of Standard Lorem Ipsum
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not random gibberish. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. It comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero.