Honest Ipsum

TEXT

Placeholder text is useful when you need to see what a page design looks like, but the actual content isn't available. It's like having someone with identical measurements check the fit of a dress before trying it on yourself. A web developer will often use filler text so they can focus on the design of the web page. It will be replaced with real content later.

If you are reading these words, it probably means the web page you are viewing is still under construction. This text is going to be replaced once the web page is completed. The text that you are reading is only to fill the space visually.

HTML

<p>Placeholder text is useful when you need to see what a page design looks like, but the actual content isn't available. It's like having someone with identical measurements check the fit of a dress before trying it on yourself. A web developer will often use filler text so they can focus on the design of the web page. It will be replaced with real content later. </p> <p>If you are reading these words, it probably means the web page you are viewing is still under construction. This text is going to be replaced once the web page is completed. The text that you are reading is only to fill the space visually. </p>

Use it in your next project

If the last thing you want to do is explain the history of why Latin text is being used as a placeholder in your design, this is the tool for you! Feel free to copy and paste this text and use it in your next project to eliminate any questions or concerns a client might have.

Call the API

If you aren't into copying and pasting, you can also use the API to retrieve text. Use a GET request to:

honest-ipsum.johnclendvoy.ca/api?element_count=2&length=100

Optional Parameters

element: How should the elements be output? Accepted values are p (paragraphs), or li (list items in an unordered list). Default: p
element_count: How many elements to generate. Must be an integer between 1 and 999. Default: 2
length: How many words are in each element. Must be an integer between 1 and 999. Note: the exact number of words returned may be vary slightly from the number requested. Default: 50
career: What is your job title? Are you a web developer or a graphic designer or something else? Note: underscores ("_") will be replaced with spaces. (" ") Default: "web_developer"

Open Source

If you want to collaborate to make this tool better, by all means, have a look at the source code on github and make a pull request. I want to thank the following users at /r/web_design for contributing content and/or suggestions to improve this generator!

/u/gotnate, /u/Brahminmeat, /u/vmcreative, /u/NotAResponsibleHuman, /u/ddollarsign, /u/TPrimeTommy, /u/melonzipper, /u/Capn_Crusty, /u/mothzilla, /u/piconet-2, /u/bugninga, /u/farnsworth, /u/erm_what_, /u/apaq11, /u/arturojain, /u/nexus_87