Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs. The 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 Malorum for use in a type specimen book. It usually begins with:
Lorem ipsum, or lipsum as it is sometimes known, is dummy text used in laying out print, graphic or web designs.ــــBy Author
Origins and Discovery
The purpose of lorem ipsum is to create a natural looking block of text (sentence, paragraph, page, etc.) that doesn't distract from the layout. A practice not without controversy, laying out pages with meaningless filler text can be very useful when the focus is meant to be on design, not content.
- What is Lorem Ipsum
- Where does it come from
- Where can I get some
Meaning of Lorem Ipsum
There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour.
Why do we use it
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.