Pangrams

A pangram is a sentence that contains all letters of the alphabet. Less

frequently, such sentences are called holalphabetic sentences. Interesting
pangrams are generally short ones; constructing a sentence that includes
the fewest repeat letters possible is a challenging task. However, pangrams
that are slightly longer yet enlightening, humorous, or eccentric are
noteworthy in their own right.
y far the most well!known pangram is, "#he quick brown fo$ %umps over a
la&y dog." 'requently this is the sentence used to test out new typewriters,
presumably because it includes every letter of the alphabet. (uriously, this
sentence is often misquoted by changing "%umps" to "%umped." #he past
tense version, lacking an "s," is not a pangram. )ften, too, it is misquoted as
"the la&y dog" rather than "a la&y dog." #his error is not as grievous; the
sentence remains a pangram, %ust a slightly longer one.
*nfortunately, to my knowledge, there are no particularly clever +, letter
pangrams in -nglish. (onstructing a sentence that uses every letter of the
alphabet once and no more !! essentially an anagram of the alphabet !!
seems to require the use of acronyms, initials, and strange punctuation. #he
most interesting I.ve seen is, "/lum 0chwart&kopf ve$.d by 12 I3."
Also note the section on autograms, as that contains some autograms
4sentences that self!document their letter content5 that are also pangrams.
A number of pangrams are given below, listed from longest to shortest.
Examples
'orsaking monastic tradition, twelve %ovial friars gave up their vocation
for a questionable e$istence on the 6ying trape&e. 478, letters5
1o kidding !! Loren&o called o9 his trip to visit :e$ico (ity %ust because
they told him the conquistadores were e$tinct. 4;; letters5
2elly!like above the high wire, si$ quaking pachyderms kept the clima$
of the e$travagan&a in a da&&ling state of 6u$. 4;, letters5
-bene&er une$pectedly bagged two tranquil aardvarks with his %i9y
vacuum cleaner. 4<7 letters5
0i$ %avelins thrown by the quick savages whi&&ed forty paces beyond
the mark. 4,= letters5
#he e$plorer was fro&en in his big kayak %ust after making queer
discoveries. 4,= letters5
#he 2uly sun caused a fragment of black pine wa$ to oo&e on the velvet
quilt. 4,7 letters5
#he public was ama&ed to view the quickness and de$terity of the
%uggler. 4,8 letters5
>hile 0ue& sailors wa$ parquet decks, Afghan 2ews vomit %auntily abaft.
4?; letters5
>e quickly sei&ed the black a$le and %ust saved it from going past him.
4?< letters5
0i$ big %uicy steaks si&&led in a pan as @ve workmen left the quarry. 4?,
letters5
>hile making deep e$cavations we found some quaint bron&e %ewelry.
4?, letters5
2aded &ombies acted quaintly but kept driving their o$en forward. 4??
letters5
A mad bo$er shot a quick, gloved %ab to the %aw of his di&&y opponent.
4?= letters5
#he %ob requires e$tra pluck and &eal from every young wage earner.
4?= letters5
A quart %ar of oil mi$ed with &inc o$ide makes a very bright paint. 4?A
letters5
>henever the black fo$ %umped the squirrel ga&ed suspiciously. 4?A
letters5
>e promptly %udged antique ivory buckles for the ne$t pri&e. 4?8
letters5
How ra&orback!%umping frogs can level si$ piqued gymnastsB 4=;
letters5
(ra&y 'redericka bought many very e$quisite opal %ewels. 4=C letters5
0i$ty &ippers were quickly picked from the woven %ute bag. 4=C letters5
Ama&ingly few discotheques provide %ukebo$es. 4=8 letters5
Heavy bo$es perform quick walt&es and %igs. 4A, letters5
2in$ed wi&ards pluck ivy from the big quilt. 4A, letters5
ig 'u%i waves pitch en&ymed ke$ liquor. 4AA letters5
#he quick brown fo$ %umps over a la&y dog. 4AA letters5
Dack my bo$ with @ve do&en liquor %ugs. 4A+ letters5
2ackdaws love my big sphin$ of quart&. 4A7 letters5
#he @ve bo$ing wi&ards %ump quickly. 4A7 letters5
How quickly daft %umping &ebras ve$. 4A8 letters5
3uick &ephyrs blow, ve$ing daft 2im. 4+; letters5
0phin$ of black quart&, %udge my vow. 4+; letters5
>alt&, nymph, for quick %igs ve$ ud. 4+C letters5
low&y night!frumps ve$.d 2ack 3. 4+, letters5
/lum 0chwart&kopf ve$.d by 12 I3. 4+, letters5