Lorem Gen

Generate placeholder text for design mockups, development, and testing. Supports classic Lorem Ipsum, hipster-style, and tech jargon. Output as plain text, HTML, Markdown, or JSON. Use when creating dummy content, filler text, placeholder paragraphs, or sample text for layouts and prototypes.

Generate placeholder text via CLI. Supports multiple styles and output formats.

Quick Start

# 3 paragraphs of classic Lorem Ipsum
python3 scripts/lorem_gen.py

# 5 sentences
python3 scripts/lorem_gen.py -n 5 -u sentences

# 50 words of hipster-style text
python3 scripts/lorem_gen.py -n 50 -u words -s hipster

# Tech jargon as HTML
python3 scripts/lorem_gen.py -s tech -f html

# JSON output with reproducible seed
python3 scripts/lorem_gen.py -n 2 -f json --seed 42

Options

Flag	Description	Default
-n, --count	Number of units	3
-u, --unit	paragraphs, sentences, or words	paragraphs
-s, --style	lorem, hipster, or tech	lorem
-f, --format	plain, html, markdown, json	plain
--no-classic	Skip "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..." opening	off
--seed	Random seed for reproducible output	none

Styles

• lorem — Classic Latin placeholder text
• hipster — Artisan / wellness / lifestyle vocabulary
• tech — DevOps, cloud, and infrastructure jargon

Notes

• No external dependencies (Python 3 stdlib only)
• First paragraph starts with the classic opening by default (use --no-classic to disable)
• Use --seed for deterministic output across runs