What is Lorem Ipsum?
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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularized in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
Lorem Ipsum Definition
Popularized in the 1960s by Letraset transfer sheets
Where is Lorem Ipsum used?
Traditionally, Lorem Ipsum text was used for specimen papers in the print industry. Then, as the industry developed, the text began to show up in transfer sheets and on word processors.
Today, the text can be used for any copy, both print and digital. This could include:
- Letter headings
- Product descriptions
- Brand bios
- Contact details
- Web pages
- Calls to action
First words on the passage
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit . . .
De finibus bonorum et malorum
1980
Introduced to Digital World
45
Treatise on the theory of ethics written by Cicero
1914
edition of De finibus, where the Latin text, presented on the left-hand pages
1500
first use of Lorem ipsum
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