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Classic placeholder generator

Control size, colour, text, transparency, typography, borders, corners, quality and DPR.

No accountNo API keyStable seeds
ControlsClassic
Canvas
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Generated placeholder previewRendering…
800 × 600Public output · placeholder.photo branded
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Stable by seed

Use a human-readable seed for assets that should remain identical across builds and devices.

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Smallest suitable format

Auto keeps compact vectors as SVG and chooses AVIF with a WebP fallback for photographic output. JPEG is avoided when transparency is active.

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Safe limits

Dimensions, text, effects and total pixels are validated before expensive work begins.

placeholder.jansma.vip · 2024
Jansma VIP

Placeholder Image Generator

Create customizable placeholder images for your projects with ease.

Basic Placeholder: https://placeholder.photo/300x200 Current Placeholder.photo output in the former pixel style
Dynamic Generator
Width (px):300
Height (px):200
Custom Text:Optional
Recreated interface · current renderer and watermark rules
A little placeholder history

Same useful idea.
A much bigger toolkit.

Jansma VIP ran a compact generator at placeholder.jansma.vip from 2024. It handled the classic size, colour and text URLs that now remain supported by Placeholder.photo.

  1. 2022An unrelated earlier developer project used the Placeholder.photo domain.
  2. 2024Jansma VIP launched its own small generator at placeholder.jansma.vip.
  3. 2026The independently built Placeholder.photo platform brought Classic, procedural art, photos, logos and avatars together.

This is an independent new implementation—not a claim of ownership over the earlier 2022 project. The nostalgic panel is a faithful visual nod, rebuilt with today’s Placeholder.photo URLs.