Randomizers give people a playful way to start prompting: Click the dice, and a seed or a prompt is created for users to adjust to run. This helps kickstart use engagement without overthinking, and lowers the bar to entry in low-stakes moments, especially when users feel blocked by prompt craft.
This pattern shows up most often in media tools. Audio and image generators commonly include a dice icon that fills the prompt box with a random idea or picks a random seed. Other users are randomizing styles, or suggestions and followups. The dice icon has caught on within the input box, offering a clear metaphor to users. However, interlocking arrows are also used, particularly for randomizers not directly related to building an input.
A seed is a number that sets the model’s randomness. Randomizers set a seed to create unpredictable results. Generally, these are used to retain styles and other common traits across generations. However, when someone (or an AI product) changes that number, anything can go up for grabs.
Using a randomizer is not intended to product results. Instead, this pattern operates as an on-ramp, showing how prompts, parameters, and saved styles work, and then inviting users to take control. By lowering the bar to entry, it turns curiosity into confident iteration.
