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The History of Lorem Ipsum

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. It has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.

A black and white cartoon of an ancient wooden printing press with letters being arranged by a typesetter.A black and white cartoon of an ancient wooden printing press with letters being arranged by a typesetter.

Ancient Origins

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. It comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of 'de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum' (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero.

"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..."

Why Do We Use It?

  • Focus on Design

    The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English.

  • Visual Neutrality

    It prevents the viewer from being distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.

A black and white cartoon of a website blueprint where blocks of text are represented by wavy lines to emphasize layout over content.A black and white cartoon of a website blueprint where blocks of text are represented by wavy lines to emphasize layout over content.

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