Lorem ipsum is a type of dummy text that’s often used in graphic design, publishing, and web development. It’s used to fill empty spaces in a layout that don’t yet have content. Lorem ipsum is also known as “lipsum”.
Lorem ipsum is used when:
The focus is on design, not content
A design is being developed but the content is unfinished
There are empty spaces in a layout that need to be filled
Here are some characteristics of lorem ipsum:
It’s designed to create a natural-looking block of text
It’s usually attributed to an unknown 15th-century typesetter
The original lorem ipsum was based on a section of Cicero’s De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum
It typically begins with the words “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua”
You can use lorem ipsum in:
Print, graphic, or web designs
Microsoft Office Word by typing =lorem() in the document
Balsamiq by typing “lorem” in a text control
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