What decides how big a word is?

Its count in your text, and nothing else. The most used word takes the largest size on the scale, the least used of the words drawn takes the smallest, and the counts in between are placed on that scale by their square roots, so one very common word cannot swallow the picture. Two words used the same number of times always come out the same size and the same weight, and if every word is used the same number of times there is nothing to tell them apart, so they all come out the same size. Every count is printed in the table under the cloud, so any word in the picture can be checked against the number that sized it.

How do I remove common words like the, of and it?

They are already out: Common words is set to Skip, and the 174-word list it uses is printed in an editable box under the cloud. Take a word out of that box and it comes straight back into the cloud; type a word in and it goes. Set Common words to Keep and the list stops being applied at all. The list is a plain list bundled with the page rather than something fetched, so it cannot change under you, and matching ignores capitals, so a listed word is skipped however it was typed.

Can I download PNG or SVG?

Choose PNG for a 960 by 680 pixel image with the dark background shown. Choose SVG for a 480 by 340 drawing with a viewBox, text elements and system-font references. SVG scales, but fonts are not embedded or outlined and appearance can vary on another machine. XML-invalid control characters are replaced with a replacement mark in exports.

Why does one word appear twice, once with a capital?

Because it was typed both ways, and counting the words as they were typed is the honest starting point. Tick Group Cloud and cloud as one word under the counts and the two entries merge into one. Nothing else is merged for you: cat and cats stay two words here, because the tool counts words rather than reading meaning. The one exception is punctuation, not spelling: a curly apostrophe and a straight one are the same mark, so don't is one word whichever keyboard typed it.

How many words does the cloud draw?

25, 50 or 100, whichever Words shown is set to, taken from the top of the count table. A word that will not fit in the room left is left out rather than drawn over its neighbour or over the edge, and the line under the cloud says how many of the words asked for were drawn. Shape switches the outline the words are packed into between a block and a circle, which changes how much room there is.

Does the shortest word setting change the counts?

It changes which words are counted, and it says so: words shorter than the setting are left out before anything is counted, which is why the totals move when you change it. It starts at 2 characters, so stray single letters left behind by formatting do not become part of the picture.

How do I keep phrases or full names together?

Choose Phrases and put each complete phrase or name on its own line. Repeated lines raise that entry’s count. Blank lines are ignored, surrounding whitespace is trimmed, internal whitespace is collapsed, and curly apostrophes are normalized. Common-word filtering matches a complete entry, so the in the office is not removed from that phrase. Long entries may not fit in the drawing; the table shows No room for those.

Can I make a word cloud from Excel or Google Sheets?

Copy the text cells and paste them here; for phrases or names, arrange one entry per line. There is no direct CSV, XLSX or spreadsheet importer and no weighted-frequency-column parser. Counts come from repeated text entries, not a supplied numeric weight.

Can I use the cloud in PowerPoint, a classroom or a printed poster?

Download PNG or SVG and insert the file into your own document or slide. The tool does not edit PowerPoint or collect class responses. PNG has fixed pixel dimensions; check the intended print size and resolution yourself. SVG keeps text rather than embedding fonts, so check its appearance in the receiving application.

Does this support live responses, QR codes, heart shapes or website imports?

No. This utility works from text you paste. It has block and circle layouts, without a square or custom image mask, heart outline, live audience collection, QR participation, automatic URL/social import, AI generation, video or JPG export.

Word Cloud Generator

Paste text to create a word cloud sized by frequency, or choose Phrases to keep each complete line together as one entry. Check the top counts in the table, choose block or circle, and edit the visible common-word list. Download the drawing as a 960 by 680 pixel PNG or an SVG containing text and system-font references. Counting, placement and exports run in your browser.

your textnothing yet

word cloudwaiting for text

The cloud appears here.

No word cloud yet.

Count
Words shown
Common words
Palette
Shape
Export

Paste some text and the cloud draws itself.

The PNG saves at 960 by 680 pixels, twice the 480 by 340 drawing it is made from, on the same dark background, in the fonts already on your computer.

No entry yetthe most frequent entry
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No second entry yetsecond
paste some text
No third entry yetthird
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Nothing on the list turned upskipped as common words
editable list, 174 words

What the sizes mean. Sizes come from counts after the visible common-word and length filters. Words mode splits text into words; Phrases counts each nonblank line as one entry, trimming and collapsing whitespace. Curly apostrophes are normalized in both modes. Case grouping is optional; different spellings are not merged. The table shows the top selected entries, including those that did not fit in the drawing.

Every count in the cloud

The top words selected for the cloud, with the share each takes of the 0 words counted. An entry missing from the picture is one that would not fit in the space left, never one that was counted differently.

The counts appear here with the cloud.

The common words, and how words are matched

A plain list of 174 English function words, bundled with the page and never fetched. Edit it here: take a word out and it returns to the cloud, add one and it goes. Matching ignores capitals, so a listed word is skipped however it was typed.

Group Cloud and cloud as one wordShortest word

Common words to skip, separated by commas

a, about, above, after, again, against, all, also, am, an, and, any, are, aren't, as, at, be, because, been, before, being, below, between, both, but, by, can, can't, cannot, could, couldn't, did, didn't, do, does, doesn't, doing, don't, down, during, each, few, for, from, further, had, hadn't, has, hasn't, have, haven't, having, he, he'd, he'll, he's, her, here, hers, herself, him, himself, his, how, i, i'd, i'll, i'm, i've, if, in, into, is, isn't, it, it's, its, itself, just, let's, me, more, most, mustn't, my, myself, no, nor, not, now, of, off, on, once, only, or, other, ought, our, ours, ourselves, out, over, own, same, shan't, she, she'd, she'll, she's, should, shouldn't, so, some, such, than, that, that's, the, their, theirs, them, themselves, then, there, there's, these, they, they'd, they'll, they're, they've, this, those, through, to, too, under, until, up, very, was, wasn't, we, we'd, we'll, we're, we've, were, weren't, what, what's, when, where, which, while, who, who's, whom, why, will, with, won't, would, wouldn't, you, you'd, you'll, you're, you've, your, yours, yourself, yourselves

174 words on the list, applied to the counts above.

Nothing you paste leaves this tab. The counting, placement and image exports are all made in the page itself, so a transcript, a set of survey answers or an unpublished draft is only ever on your machine, and no limit is imposed on how much you paste. Your settings and up to about 60,000 characters of your text are kept in this browser’s own storage so they are here when you come back, and Start over at the top of the page forgets them.

Common questions

What decides how big a word is?: Its count in your text, and nothing else. The most used word takes the largest size on the scale, the least used of the words drawn takes the smallest, and the counts in between are placed on that scale by their square roots, so one very common word cannot swallow the picture. Two words used the same number of times always come out the same size and the same weight, and if every word is used the same number of times there is nothing to tell them apart, so they all come out the same size. Every count is printed in the table under the cloud, so any word in the picture can be checked against the number that sized it.
How do I remove common words like the, of and it?: They are already out: Common words is set to Skip, and the 174-word list it uses is printed in an editable box under the cloud. Take a word out of that box and it comes straight back into the cloud; type a word in and it goes. Set Common words to Keep and the list stops being applied at all. The list is a plain list bundled with the page rather than something fetched, so it cannot change under you, and matching ignores capitals, so a listed word is skipped however it was typed.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?: No. The counting and the drawing both run in the page itself, so a transcript, a set of survey answers or an unpublished draft never leaves your machine, and no limit is imposed on how much you paste. Your settings and up to about 60,000 characters of your text are kept in this browser's own storage so they are still here when you come back; a longer text is counted in full but not saved. Start over at the top of the page forgets both.
Can I download PNG or SVG?: Choose PNG for a 960 by 680 pixel image with the dark background shown. Choose SVG for a 480 by 340 drawing with a viewBox, text elements and system-font references. SVG scales, but fonts are not embedded or outlined and appearance can vary on another machine. XML-invalid control characters are replaced with a replacement mark in exports.
Why does one word appear twice, once with a capital?: Because it was typed both ways, and counting the words as they were typed is the honest starting point. Tick Group Cloud and cloud as one word under the counts and the two entries merge into one. Nothing else is merged for you: cat and cats stay two words here, because the tool counts words rather than reading meaning. The one exception is punctuation, not spelling: a curly apostrophe and a straight one are the same mark, so don't is one word whichever keyboard typed it.
How many words does the cloud draw?: 25, 50 or 100, whichever Words shown is set to, taken from the top of the count table. A word that will not fit in the room left is left out rather than drawn over its neighbour or over the edge, and the line under the cloud says how many of the words asked for were drawn. Shape switches the outline the words are packed into between a block and a circle, which changes how much room there is.
Does the shortest word setting change the counts?: It changes which words are counted, and it says so: words shorter than the setting are left out before anything is counted, which is why the totals move when you change it. It starts at 2 characters, so stray single letters left behind by formatting do not become part of the picture.
How do I keep phrases or full names together?: Choose Phrases and put each complete phrase or name on its own line. Repeated lines raise that entry’s count. Blank lines are ignored, surrounding whitespace is trimmed, internal whitespace is collapsed, and curly apostrophes are normalized. Common-word filtering matches a complete entry, so the in the office is not removed from that phrase. Long entries may not fit in the drawing; the table shows No room for those.
Can I make a word cloud from Excel or Google Sheets?: Copy the text cells and paste them here; for phrases or names, arrange one entry per line. There is no direct CSV, XLSX or spreadsheet importer and no weighted-frequency-column parser. Counts come from repeated text entries, not a supplied numeric weight.
Can I use the cloud in PowerPoint, a classroom or a printed poster?: Download PNG or SVG and insert the file into your own document or slide. The tool does not edit PowerPoint or collect class responses. PNG has fixed pixel dimensions; check the intended print size and resolution yourself. SVG keeps text rather than embedding fonts, so check its appearance in the receiving application.
Does this support live responses, QR codes, heart shapes or website imports?: No. This utility works from text you paste. It has block and circle layouts, without a square or custom image mask, heart outline, live audience collection, QR participation, automatic URL/social import, AI generation, video or JPG export.

Sizes come from counts after the visible common-word and length filters. Words mode splits text into words; Phrases counts each nonblank line as one entry, trimming and collapsing whitespace. Curly apostrophes are normalized in both modes. Case grouping is optional; different spellings are not merged. The table shows the top selected entries, including those that did not fit in the drawing.