Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Huh? Eh? Whazzat? At-whay id-day e-hay ay-say?
In a nutshell, this is placeholder text (known as greeking) that has been used over the centuries by typographers to show the most distinctive features of their fonts. “Interestingly the text has survived virtually intact over time BECAUSE people were copying it without understanding it, not in spite of (where it would be subject to changing idioms, paraphrasing, etc….);” notes editor Sara Prentice Manela.
- Here’s the ‘Straight Dope’ on the popular place holder: www.straightdope.com/columns/010216.html
- Wikipedia has a good translation from Cicero’s original. “Neither is there anyone who loves grief itself since it is grief and thus wants to obtain it…” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum
- Generate ispsum dolor of your own. http://www.lipsum.com/
- Even Microsoft has a use for it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/114222
–Steve Lange
