How to generate Lorem Ipsum in Visual Studio Code

# Table of Contents

1. How to generate Lorem Ipsum in Visual Studio Code
2. Generate Lorem Ipsum text in VS Code using an extension

# How to generate Lorem Ipsum in Visual Studio Code

There are multiple ways to generate lorem ipsum text in VS Code.

For example, you can use the built-in Emmet extension.

Open an HTML file, start typing lorem and click on the option.

If you need to generate a longer block of text, use lorem*N, e.g. lorem*2.

If you need to generate N words of lorem ipsum, use loremN. For example, lorem10 generates 10 words of lorem ipsum.

If you need to generate multiple lines (paragraphs)j of lorem ipsum text, use p*N>loremN.

For example p*4>lorem5 generates 4 paragraph tags that contain 5 lorem ipsum words each.

You can also use the loremRows*Words syntax, e.g. lorem3*5 generates 5 rows of lorem ipsum text with 3 words each.

However, we didn't wrap the lines in p tags, so they will wrap into a single line.

If you need to wrap long lines, press:

• on macOS: option + z.
• on Windows or Linux: alt + z.

Alternatively, you can use the Command Palette:

1. Press:

• Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows and Linux
• Command + Shift + P on macOS

2. Type word wrap and select View: Toggle Word Wrap.

If you encounter issues when using Emmet, check out my other article: Emmet not working in Visual Studio Code issue [Solved].

# Generate Lorem Ipsum text in VS Code using an extension

Alternatively, you can use an extension called Lorem Ipsum.

You can install the extension by:

1. Clicking on Extensions in the left sidebar.

• You can also open the Extensions menu by pressing:
  • Ctrl + Shift + X on Windows or Linux
  • Command + Shift + X on macOS

2. Typing lorem ipsum.

3. Clicking on the Install button.

Make sure to install the lorem ipsum extension that was developed by Daniel Imms as shown in the code sample.

Once you install the extension, you can use it in markdown files, text files or files of any other type.

The extension can be used to:

• Insert a line of lorem ipsum text.
• Insert a paragraph of lorem ipsum text.
• Insert multiple paragraphs of lorem ipsum text.

For example, to insert a line:

1. Press:

• Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows and Linux.
• Command + Shift + P on macOS.

2. Type lorem insert and select Lorem Ipsum: Insert a Line.

You can use the same process to insert a paragraph.

The same approach can be used to insert multiple paragraphs.

You can select one of the available options or type a specific number of paragraphs.

I've also written an article on how to wrap text with tags in VS Code.

# Additional Resources

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• Adding images and links to files in Markdown in VS Code
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