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Lorem ipsum (/ ˌ l ɔː. r ə m ˈ ɪ p. s ə m / LOR-əm IP-səm) is a dummy or placeholder text commonly used in graphic design, publishing, and web development to fill empty spaces in a layout that does not yet have content.
Filler text (also placeholder text or dummy text) is text that shares some characteristics of a real written text, but is random or otherwise generated. It may be used to display a sample of fonts , generate text for testing, or to spoof an e-mail spam filter .
Text of this sort is known as "greeked text", "dummy text", or "jabberwocky text". [2] Lorem ipsum is a commonly used example, though this is derived from Latin, not Greek. Because a viewer can be distracted by meaningful content, greeking unimportant text forces the viewer to focus on layout and design.
Placeholder names are intentionally overly generic and ambiguous terms referring to things, places, or people, the names of which or of whom do not actually exist; are temporarily forgotten, or are unimportant; or in order to avoid stigmatization, or because they are unknowable or unpredictable given the context of their discussion; or to ...
This template generates a filler text for test purposes. Text generated is the original Cicero passage from which the well-known "Lorem ipsum" text was created, which is an excerpt from De finibus bonorum et malorum. It has 20 distinct paragraphs. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Number of paragraphs 1 Number of paragraphs to be shown. A number from 1 ...
Placeholder name, a term or terms referring to something or somebody whose name is not known or, in that particular context, is not significant or relevant. Filler text, text generated to fill space or provide unremarkable and/or standardised text. Lorem ipsum, a standard Latin text most commonly used to demonstrate a font, typography or layout.
This template outputs the "lorem ipsum" filler text. It takes four parameters: the number of paragraphs to generate, paragraph prefix, paragraph suffix, and an option to link lorem ipsum. It takes four parameters: the number of paragraphs to generate, paragraph prefix, paragraph suffix, and an option to link lorem ipsum.
A maxim in text criticism. Codified, but simultaneously refuted, by Johann Jakob Griesbach. lectio difficilior potior: The more difficult reading is the stronger: lectori salutem (L. S.) greetings to the reader: Often abbreviated to L.S., used as opening words for a letter lege artis: according to the law of the art