LoremIpsum

"Nequeporroquisquamestquidoloremipsumquiadolorsitamet,consectetur,adipiscivelit..."

"Thereisnoonewholovespainitself,whoseeksafteritandwantstohaveit,simplybecauseitispain..."

WhatisLoremIpsum?
LoremIpsumissimplydummytextoftheprintingandtypesettingindustry.LoremIpsumhasbeen
theindustry'sstandarddummytexteversincethe1500s,whenanunknownprintertookagalleyof
typeandscrambledittomakeatypespecimenbook.Ithassurvivednotonlyfivecenturies,butalso
theleapintoelectronictypesetting,remainingessentiallyunchanged.Itwaspopularisedinthe1960s
withthereleaseofLetrasetsheetscontainingLoremIpsumpassages,andmorerecentlywithdesktop
publishingsoftwarelikeAldusPageMakerincludingversionsofLoremIpsum.

Whydoweuseit?
Itisalongestablishedfactthatareaderwillbedistractedbythereadablecontentofapagewhen
lookingatitslayout.ThepointofusingLoremIpsumisthatithasamoreorlessnormaldistribution
ofletters,asopposedtousing'Contenthere,contenthere',makingitlooklikereadableEnglish.Many
desktoppublishingpackagesandwebpageeditorsnowuseLoremIpsumastheirdefaultmodeltext,
andasearchfor'loremipsum'willuncovermanywebsitesstillintheirinfancy.Variousversionshave
evolvedovertheyears,sometimesbyaccident,sometimesonpurpose(injectedhumourandthelike).

Wheredoesitcomefrom?
Contrarytopopularbelief,LoremIpsumisnotsimplyrandomtext.Ithasrootsinapieceofclassical
Latinliteraturefrom45BC,makingitover2000yearsold.RichardMcClintock,aLatinprofessorat
HampdenSydneyCollegeinVirginia,lookeduponeofthemoreobscureLatinwords,consectetur,
fromaLoremIpsumpassage,andgoingthroughthecitesofthewordinclassicalliterature,discovered
theundoubtablesource.LoremIpsumcomesfromsections1.10.32and1.10.33of"deFinibus
BonorumetMalorum"(TheExtremesofGoodandEvil)byCicero,writtenin45BC.Thisbookisa
treatiseonthetheoryofethics,verypopularduringtheRenaissance.ThefirstlineofLoremIpsum,
"Loremipsumdolorsitamet..",comesfromalineinsection1.10.32.

ThestandardchunkofLoremIpsumusedsincethe1500sisreproducedbelowforthoseinterested.
Sections1.10.32and1.10.33from"deFinibusBonorumetMalorum"byCiceroarealsoreproducedin
theirexactoriginalform,accompaniedbyEnglishversionsfromthe1914translationbyH.Rackham.

WherecanIgetsome?
TherearemanyvariationsofpassagesofLoremIpsumavailable,butthemajorityhavesuffered
alterationinsomeform,byinjectedhumour,orrandomisedwordswhichdon'tlookevenslightly
believable.IfyouaregoingtouseapassageofLoremIpsum,youneedtobesurethereisn'tanything
embarrassinghiddeninthemiddleoftext.AlltheLoremIpsumgeneratorsontheInternettendto
repeatpredefinedchunksasnecessary,makingthisthefirsttruegeneratorontheInternet.Itusesa
dictionaryofover200Latinwords,combinedwithahandfulofmodelsentencestructures,togenerate
LoremIpsumwhichlooksreasonable.ThegeneratedLoremIpsumisthereforealwaysfreefrom
repetition,injectedhumour,ornoncharacteristicwordsetc.

Startwith'Lorem
paragraphs ipsumdolorsit
amet...'
words
5
bytes

lists

Translations:Canyouhelptranslatethissiteintoaforeignlanguage?Pleaseemailuswithdetailsif
youcanhelp.

Therearenowasetofmockbannersavailablehereinthreecoloursandinarangeofstandardbanner
sizes:

Donate:IfyouusethissiteregularlyandwouldliketohelpkeepthesiteontheInternet,please
considerdonatingasmallsumtohelppayforthehostingandbandwidthbill.Thereisnominimum
donation,anysumisappreciatedclickheretodonateusingPayPal.Thankyouforyoursupport.

ChromeFirefoxAddonNodeJSTeXPackagePythonInterfaceGTKLipsumRails.NETGroovy
AdobePlugin

ThestandardLoremIpsumpassage,usedsincethe1500s

"Loremipsumdolorsitamet,consecteturadipiscingelit,seddoeiusmodtemporincididuntutlaboreet
doloremagnaaliqua.Utenimadminimveniam,quisnostrudexercitationullamcolaborisnisiut
aliquipexeacommodoconsequat.Duisauteiruredolorinreprehenderitinvoluptatevelitessecillum
doloreeufugiatnullapariatur.Excepteursintoccaecatcupidatatnonproident,suntinculpaquiofficia
deseruntmollitanimidestlaborum."

Section1.10.32of"deFinibusBonorumetMalorum",writtenbyCiceroin45BC
"Sedutperspiciatisundeomnisistenatuserrorsitvoluptatemaccusantiumdoloremquelaudantium,
totamremaperiam,eaqueipsaquaeabilloinventoreveritatisetquasiarchitectobeataevitaedictasunt
explicabo.Nemoenimipsamvoluptatemquiavoluptassitaspernaturautoditautfugit,sedquia
consequunturmagnidoloreseosquirationevoluptatemsequinesciunt.Nequeporroquisquamest,qui
doloremipsumquiadolorsitamet,consectetur,adipiscivelit,sedquianonnumquameiusmodi
temporainciduntutlaboreetdoloremagnamaliquamquaeratvoluptatem.Utenimadminimaveniam,
quisnostrumexercitationemullamcorporissuscipitlaboriosam,nisiutaliquidexeacommodi
consequatur?Quisautemveleumiurereprehenderitquiineavoluptatevelitessequamnihilmolestiae
consequatur,velillumquidoloremeumfugiatquovoluptasnullapariatur?"

1914translationbyH.Rackham

"ButImustexplaintoyouhowallthismistakenideaofdenouncingpleasureandpraisingpainwas
bornandIwillgiveyouacompleteaccountofthesystem,andexpoundtheactualteachingsofthe
greatexplorerofthetruth,themasterbuilderofhumanhappiness.Noonerejects,dislikes,oravoids
pleasureitself,becauseitispleasure,butbecausethosewhodonotknowhowtopursuepleasure
rationallyencounterconsequencesthatareextremelypainful.Noragainisthereanyonewholovesor
pursuesordesirestoobtainpainofitself,becauseitispain,butbecauseoccasionallycircumstances
occurinwhichtoilandpaincanprocurehimsomegreatpleasure.Totakeatrivialexample,whichof
useverundertakeslaboriousphysicalexercise,excepttoobtainsomeadvantagefromit?Butwhohas
anyrighttofindfaultwithamanwhochoosestoenjoyapleasurethathasnoannoyingconsequences,
oronewhoavoidsapainthatproducesnoresultantpleasure?"

Section1.10.33of"deFinibusBonorumetMalorum",writtenbyCiceroin45BC

"Atveroeosetaccusamusetiustoodiodignissimosducimusquiblanditiispraesentiumvoluptatum
delenitiatquecorruptiquosdoloresetquasmolestiasexcepturisintoccaecaticupiditatenonprovident,
similiquesuntinculpaquiofficiadeseruntmollitiaanimi,idestlaborumetdolorumfuga.Etharum
quidemrerumfacilisestetexpeditadistinctio.Namliberotempore,cumsolutanobisesteligendioptio
cumquenihilimpeditquominusidquodmaximeplaceatfacerepossimus,omnisvoluptasassumenda
est,omnisdolorrepellendus.Temporibusautemquibusdametautofficiisdebitisautrerum
necessitatibussaepeevenietutetvoluptatesrepudiandaesintetmolestiaenonrecusandae.Itaque
earumrerumhicteneturasapientedelectus,utautreiciendisvoluptatibusmaioresaliasconsequaturaut
perferendisdoloribusasperioresrepellat."

1914translationbyH.Rackham

"Ontheotherhand,wedenouncewithrighteousindignationanddislikemenwhoaresobeguiledand
demoralizedbythecharmsofpleasureofthemoment,soblindedbydesire,thattheycannotforesee
thepainandtroublethatareboundtoensue;andequalblamebelongstothosewhofailintheirduty
throughweaknessofwill,whichisthesameassayingthroughshrinkingfromtoilandpain.These
casesareperfectlysimpleandeasytodistinguish.Inafreehour,whenourpowerofchoiceis
untrammelledandwhennothingpreventsourbeingabletodowhatwelikebest,everypleasureistobe
welcomedandeverypainavoided.Butincertaincircumstancesandowingtotheclaimsofdutyorthe
obligationsofbusinessitwillfrequentlyoccurthatpleasureshavetoberepudiatedandannoyances
accepted.Thewisemanthereforealwaysholdsinthesematterstothisprincipleofselection:herejects
pleasurestosecureothergreaterpleasures,orelseheendurespainstoavoidworsepains."

help@lipsum.com