What is Lorem Ipsum?
by Cameron Cox
Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing industries for previewing layouts and visual mockups.
From its medieval origins to the digital era, learn everything there is to know about the ubiquitous lorem ipsum passage.
- Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs.
- ieval origins to the digital era, learn everything there is to know about the ubiquitous lorem ipsum paLorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. he passage is attributed to an unknown typesetter in the 15th century who is thought to have scrambled parts of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et MalorLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.”
- Today it's seen all around the web; on templates, websites, and stock designs.
- Richard McClintock, a Latin scholar from Hampden-Sydney College, is credited with discovering the source behind the ubiquitous filler text.
- Use our generator to get your own, or read on for the authoritative history of lorem ipsum.
- The placeholder text, beginning with the line “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit”, looks like Latin because in its youth, centuries ago, it was Latin.
- Richard McClintock, a Latin scholar from Hampden-Sydney College, is credited with discovering the source behind the ubiquitous filler text.
- Today it's seen all around the web; on templates, websites, and stock designs.
