How to use it
- Choose the Count in unit: paragraphs, sentences or words.
- Type how many you need in How many.
- Choose Classic Latin passage or Turkish-like filler under Text.
- Copy the Placeholder text, or download it with Download.
What the classic passage is
The classic text is the standard passage that designers use as placeholder text: four sentences and 69 words. It is a Latin text by Cicero from the 1st century BC, with its words altered, added and removed so that it makes no sense, as the Wikipedia article on the passage explains.
Asking for more paragraphs than the passage has repeats it. Sentences and words are taken from the start of the passage, in order.
What the Turkish-like filler is
The filler is made of invented words built from Turkish syllables, such as ka, le, mal or dir. It has no meaning and is not a translation. Use it to see how Turkish letters, such as ç, ğ, ı, ş and ü, sit in a layout.
The same settings always give the same filler: it is generated with a fixed seed, and nothing is random.
How the counts work
- A paragraph is four sentences, the size of the classic passage.
- The word count is taken after the punctuation is removed, so a full stop is not a word.
- Everything is made in your browser; nothing is saved and no text is sent to a server.
Worked example: one paragraph, two sentences and ten words
Choose Paragraphs, type 1 under How many and keep the classic passage with its opening words: you get the whole four-sentence passage, 69 words. Choose Sentences and type 2 instead, and you get the first two sentences, 36 words. Choose Words and type 10, and you get the first ten words, ending with a full stop.
| Settings | Words in the text |
|---|---|
| 1 paragraph, classic passage | 69 |
| 2 sentences, classic passage | 36 |
| 10 words, classic passage | 10 |
Frequently asked questions
Why do designers use placeholder text?
Placeholder text lets a designer see the shape of a page, its line lengths and its spacing before the real words exist. The reader is not distracted by the meaning, so the layout is judged on its own.
Where does the classic passage come from?
It is taken from a Latin text by Cicero written in the 1st century BC, with its words altered, added and removed to make it nonsensical. The Wikipedia article also cites an English translation from the 1914 Loeb edition.
Is the Turkish-like filler a real Turkish text?
No. Its words are invented from Turkish syllables and have no meaning. It is there to test how Turkish letters look in a layout, not to be read or translated.
Does the tool store my settings or the text?
No. The text is made in your browser each time a setting changes. Nothing is saved, and no text is sent to our server.
How are the words counted?
Punctuation is taken away first, and then the words separated by spaces are counted. A full stop or a comma is therefore never counted as a word.
Can I get paragraphs ready for a web page?
Yes. Tick the paragraph tags option and each paragraph is wrapped in a paragraph element, ready to paste into HTML. Characters such as < and & are written as safe codes so they show correctly.
Sources
Figures and text last checked on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.