Placeholder.photo
Integration

Placeholder images in HTML

Always include width, height and a meaningful alt decision. Fixed dimensions prevent layout shift while the image loads.

Recommended markup

<img src="https://placeholder.photo/800x500" width="800" height="500" alt="Product image placeholder" loading="lazy" />

Accessibility

If the placeholder conveys no information, use alt="". If it represents meaningful future content in a demo, describe that role briefly. Do not copy the visible placeholder label blindly into every alt attribute.

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.

Open the modern generator