Word Cloud Generator

How it works

Paste your text into the left pane: class notes, survey answers, a speech or meeting minutes. The tool counts the words and places the most frequent ones in the cloud; the more often a word appears, the bigger it is drawn. Size follows the square root of the count, so a word used 16 times is twice as tall as one used 4 times, not four times, and a single dominant word cannot swallow the whole picture. Stop words such as "the", "and" and "of" are removed by default. Choose a rectangle for slides or a circle for an Instagram post; cutting the word limit from 80 to 30 gives a cleaner, easier-to-read cloud. Download gives you an SVG file that Word, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Canva can open directly, and the text stays sharp however large you print it.

This tool is also known as word cloud generator, word cloud maker, word art from text, free word cloud, create word cloud, word cloud svg.

What is Word cloud?

A word cloud is an image that arranges the words of a text at different sizes according to how often they occur. Frequent words are big, rare ones small; colour and position are mostly decoration. Teachers and presenters use word clouds to show the main themes of survey answers, feedback forms or a speech at a single glance.

What is SVG?

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an image format that stores shapes and text as instructions instead of pixels. That is why a word cloud in SVG stays crisp on a poster and the file is only a few dozen kilobytes. The words inside an SVG are real text, so you can still edit a single word later in a design program such as Inkscape or Illustrator.

Word cloud vs frequency table: what is the difference?

A frequency table lists exactly how many times each word appears, in order, which makes it the right tool for comparing and deciding. A word cloud turns the same numbers into a visual impression: it catches the eye on a slide, but you cannot tell precisely which of two similar words is more common. Use the table when a report needs numbers and the cloud when a slide needs a summary.

The catch: a cloud shows an impression, not numbers

A word cloud is a quick impression, not a measurement. The eye reads long words as more important than short ones: "responsibility" and "work" drawn at the same size do not take up the same space, and the long word looks far heavier. When you need exact counts, check the table in the Word Frequency Counter and use the cloud only as a visual summary.

Different forms of a word also split the picture: "walk", "walks" and "walking" become three smaller words. Editing key words to a single form before you paste makes the cloud much clearer. Words that find no free space are skipped, and the summary line tells you how many.

Which setting for which job?

Choose according to where the cloud will be used:

• Classroom or meeting slide → rectangle, 40–60 words, bright colours
• Instagram or profile cover → circle, 30–50 words
• Black-and-white print or company report → single colour
• Summary of survey answers → stop words removed, 80 words
• Very short text (a few sentences) → keep stop words, otherwise the cloud looks empty

Frequently asked questions

Can I get the word cloud as a PNG?

The tool produces SVG because it stays sharp at any size and opens in Word, PowerPoint, Canva and every browser. If you need a PNG, run the downloaded file through the SVG to PNG converter on this site and pick the width you want.

Does the same text always give the same cloud?

Yes. The layout has no randomness: each word's starting direction is derived from the word itself. The same text with the same settings produces an identical file, so you can come back and recreate a cloud later.

Why are some words missing?

Either they were removed as stop words, or they fell outside the maximum word count. In very crowded clouds, small words that find no free space are skipped as well; the summary line reports how many words were placed and skipped.

Is my text uploaded?

No. Words are counted and the cloud is drawn inside your browser; the text never leaves your device.