Placeholder Image Generator
Generate placeholder images for designs and prototypes. Custom size, color, text. Like Lorem Picsum but no upload.
What is a Placeholder Image?
Placeholder images are stand-in graphics for designs and prototypes when real images aren't available yet. Show size, layout, and visual structure. Used in: web design wireframes, email templates before final imagery, demo websites, app mockups, prototypes for client presentations. This tool generates custom-size colored rectangles with text labels.
How to use
- Set dimensions — Width and height in pixels
- Pick colors — Background and text color
- Add text — Defaults to dimensions
- Download PNG — Use in your design
Tips
- Common: 100×100, 200×200, 400×400 (square), 640×480 (4:3), 1920×1080 (16:9 HD)
- Gray background (#cccccc) is design industry standard
- Match background to your site's overall tone
- For Lorem Ipsum text style, use our Lorem Ipsum Generator separately
FAQs
Why not use online services like placeholder.com?
Those URLs may go down. This tool runs locally, generates PNG you keep forever, no external dependencies.
Vector format?
PNG only. For SVG, use design tools like Figma or Inkscape.
Multiple sizes at once?
Tool generates one at a time. For automated batches, use a script with Canvas API.
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