Why the text is Latin
Filler is meant to be ignored. Words in a language the reviewer speaks get read, and then discussed. Someone argues about a headline that was never meant to ship, and nobody looks at the layout you wanted checked.
Latin-looking text has the right shape without that problem. Its word lengths and sentence rhythm are close enough to English that a paragraph takes up the room a real one would.
The Plain English flavour is for when you need the opposite. A client may find Latin alarming, or gibberish may look broken in a screenshot. Its words are dull on purpose, so nobody mistakes them for copy.
- Units
- Paragraphs, sentences, words or list items. Up to 25 paragraphs, sentences or items, or up to 500 words.
- Flavours
- The classic Latin vocabulary, or plain English words when Latin would alarm somebody.
- Output
- Plain text, HTML in p or li tags, Markdown, or a JSX string array ready for a component.
- Opening
- Latin text starts with the sentence everyone expects, unless you turn that off.
How much to use
Use roughly what the real text will be. Filler that runs long hides a layout that cannot hold the real thing. Filler that runs short hides the same problem the other way round.
If the real copy will be one tight paragraph, make one tight paragraph. A paragraph here is four to seven sentences, which is far more than a card in an interface holds. Shorter paragraphs makes them two to four.