How it works
Lorem Pixum generates placeholder image URLs in the style of Lorem Picsum — production-ready placeholder images with configurable dimensions, grayscale, blur, and random seed options, for use in prototypes, mockups, and design systems.
Placeholder images are essential during development when final assets aren't ready. Rather than using generic grey boxes, Lorem Pixum provides real photographs with configurable dimensions, making layouts look finished during prototyping and helping evaluate how real content will fit.
How to use it: set the width and height, optionally toggle grayscale or blur, and a complete image URL (or direct img tag) is generated. Multiple images with different random seeds can be generated in bulk for populating a card grid or list.
Image URL parameters: width, height, grayscale (boolean), blur level (1–10), and seed (a number or string that determines which photo is used — the same seed always returns the same photo). Using the same seed for the same content type in a prototype creates a consistent-looking demo.
Use cases: filling product card grids with realistic photo placeholders, testing profile image layouts with portrait photos, evaluating article layouts with landscape hero images, and building demo applications where final photography isn't available.
HTML output: the tool generates img tags with width, height, alt, and loading="lazy" attributes ready to paste directly into HTML templates.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Yes. The seed parameter locks the image selection — seed=1 always returns the same photo. This is useful for consistent mockups that need stable images across page reloads and team reviews.
- You can specify nature, architecture, people, or abstract by including it in your seed string. Using the same category seed consistently produces coherent-looking placeholder galleries.
- Placeholder images from Lorem Picsum-style services use photos from Unsplash, which are licensed under the Unsplash License (free for commercial and personal use without attribution). Check the specific service's terms before using in a production environment.
- Yes. Grayscale placeholders are useful when designing a layout before deciding on final photography style — they prevent color bias when evaluating layout composition and contrast.