The origin of “Lorem ipsum”

This is one of the most common and widespread throughout the network, it is curious that most people do not know its origin, is often placed on websites often under development with a filler, so if you're designing a site and do not know very well that put hurry to see the result of copying.

What is "Lorem Ipsum"?

The phrase was used for several centuries by typographers to show the different characteristics of their sources.

Lorem ipsum is written in Latin. In fact, it is an extract Finibus Bonorum et Malorum of Cicero written in the year 45 BC This is a text on the ethical theories, widely read during the Renaissance. The original text begins Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia pain sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit ... (There is no one who loves pain itself, which finds and wants to have, simply because it is pain).

Usually arouse curiosity to know what it means. However, this text has no meaning. This is because when the text is readable, users tend to focus on what the text and not in the design, which is the goal here.

One of the qualities of the text in question is that it has a distribution of points similar to those of English.

There are multiple variants of the original text, some with little resemblance to him. These versions include additional letters that are not common in Latin (like k, wyz).

Where to find it?

If you want to get a full version of this text there is a page where you can get not only that but you can divide into different paragraphs or filter a number of words. This is the link: Lorem Ipsum.

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