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Segmentation

Segmentation mode

Words & font size

Size mapping

Outline shape

Outline

Layout

Text direction
Canvas ratio

Colors & font

Color palette
Coloring
Background
Word cloud preview
Characters 0
Unique words 0
Placed 0
Dropped 0

Word ranking

Word Count State

Why use this online word cloud generator?

Automatic word segmentation

The segmenter built into your browser splits the text for you, so English, Chinese, Japanese and mixed-language passages all work straight away. No need to tidy your keywords into a list first.

Font size follows frequency

Every word is counted, then frequent words are scaled up and rare ones scaled down, so the emphasis of the passage is visible at a glance.

Six outline shapes

Rectangle, circle, heart, star and triangle, plus a text outline: type one to four characters and the cloud is packed into that lettering instead.

Eight ready-made palettes

Ocean, forest, sunset, berry and more. Color by frequency, pick colors at random, go monochrome, or paste in your own hex list.

Spiral packing, no overlaps

An Archimedean spiral hunts for free space pixel by pixel, so words automatically dodge each other and never end up stacked and unreadable.

High-resolution PNG export

Export at 1x, 2x or 3x, up to 3000px wide. Text is redrawn as vectors so the edges stay sharp, and you can copy the image straight to the clipboard.

How to make a word cloud in four steps

1

Paste your text

Drop an article, a set of reviews, meeting notes or a keyword list into the box. You can also click Sample text to try it out, or import a local .txt file.

2

Check the segmentation

Look at the word ranking on the right. If a term came out chopped up, add it to the custom dictionary. If a word should not appear at all, add it to the extra stop words or simply click its row to block it.

3

Pick a shape and palette

Choose an outline and canvas ratio, then a palette and font. Nudge the word spacing to let the layout breathe, and hit Shuffle whenever you want a fresh arrangement.

4

Export the image

Set the export scale and click Export PNG to download, or click Copy image to paste it straight into a document, a chat window or a design tool.

Common uses for a word cloud

Content overview

Turn a long article, report or speech into a cloud and see the themes at a glance

Survey and feedback analysis

Pool reviews, open-ended survey answers and support tickets to spot the loudest requests

Meetings and classrooms

Summarize minutes or lesson points as a cloud; it reads faster than a bullet list on a slide

Resumes and skill tags

Turn skills and project history into a personal skill cloud for a CV or portfolio page

Social media artwork

Use a text outline to build a themed graphic, then export it as a cover or poster asset

Data journalism

Give a story a word cloud that shows topic heat and word choice at a glance

Word cloud basics

What is a word cloud?

A word cloud (also called a tag cloud) is a way of visualizing text by arranging its words according to how often they appear. Frequent words get a larger font and a more prominent spot; rare words shrink and fill the gaps. It started out as a quick way to survey the topic of a document and is now widely used for report illustrations, covers and classroom slides.

How is the font size calculated?

First each word is counted, then the count is mapped onto the range between the minimum and maximum font size. This tool offers three mappings: square root (the default, which compresses the gap so small words stay legible), linear (the most literal contrast) and logarithmic (which widens the gap further, useful for long texts with a steep power-law distribution).

Why is segmenting Chinese harder than English?

English words are separated by spaces, so splitting them needs almost no algorithm. Chinese is a continuous run of characters with no delimiters, so deciding whether a phrase breaks as one term or three requires a dictionary and a statistical model. This tool delegates that to the segmenter built into your browser, and you can force merges for new terms or proper nouns through the custom dictionary.

What are stop words and why filter them?

Stop words are terms that appear constantly but carry almost no information: the, a, and, of, or in Chinese 的, 了, 是, 在. Left unfiltered they will almost certainly take the largest slots in the cloud and push the meaningful words into the corners. This tool ships with a built-in stop word list for English and Chinese, enabled by default, and you can turn it off or add your own terms.

What are the limits of a word cloud?

A word cloud reflects how often a word appears, not how important it is. A term may repeat simply because it is generic, while the real conclusion shows up only once. It also discards word order and the relationships between words, so it cannot express cause or contrast. Treat it as a first impression and a layout asset; serious analysis still needs the original text and its context.

Segmentation modes and shapes at a glance

Segmentation mode How it splits text Best for
Smart Uses the dictionary built into the browser and splits by meaning The vast majority of cases; the default and first choice
Bigram Splits a run of CJK characters into adjacent pairs Texts full of new terms and proper nouns; expect a little cross-word noise
Single character Every CJK character stands alone; Latin words stay whole Character frequency studies, calligraphy or glyph themes
Latin words Takes only Latin-alphabet words and ignores CJK text Purely English text, or when you want to look at English wording on its own
Outline Visual character Good for
Rectangle The largest usable area, so it fits the most words Information density first; formal report illustrations
Circle Gathers toward the middle and tapers at the edge Badges, avatars and square social posts
Heart Instantly recognizable and full of mood Holiday greetings and emotional themes
Star Sharp angles with strong visual impact Event posters, children's and school themes
Triangle Narrow on top, wide at the base, clearly layered Expressing hierarchy or progression
Text shape The cloud itself forms the outline of a character or word Theme words, brand names and title covers

Word cloud generator FAQ

Q: Is this word cloud generator free?
A: Yes, completely free. No sign-up, no usage limit, and every calculation runs locally in your browser.
Q: Does it handle Chinese, Japanese or Korean text?
A: Yes. The tool uses the segmenter built into your browser to split text automatically. If a new word such as a product name gets broken apart, type it into the custom dictionary and the tool will merge it back.
Q: Why are some words missing from the cloud?
A: There are three common reasons: the word was filtered out as a stop word (the, a, and so on), its frequency was too low to fit inside the maximum word count, or there was not enough canvas space left to place it. The stats area shows how many words were dropped.
Q: Should I use Smart or Bigram segmentation?
A: Start with Smart. It relies on the dictionary built into your browser and matches how people read. If new words or proper nouns come out chopped up, switch to Bigram mode or add those terms to the custom dictionary.
Q: How is the font size decided?
A: Font size is mapped from word frequency, and you can choose square root, linear or logarithmic mapping. Square root (the default) compresses the gap between frequent and rare words so small words stay readable. Linear shows the biggest contrast. Logarithmic stretches the gap even further.
Q: Can I make a heart, star or text-shaped cloud?
A: Yes. Outlines include rectangle, circle, heart, star and triangle, and you can type one to four characters to fill the cloud into a text outline.
Q: Can I use the generated image commercially?
A: Yes. What you get is a statistical summary of text you supplied yourself, and you are free to use it for personal or commercial purposes.
Q: Is my text uploaded anywhere?
A: No. Segmentation, counting, packing and export all happen inside your browser. Your text never reaches any server.