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They abbreviated "dolorem" (meaning "pain") to "lorem," which carries no meaning in Latin. "Ipsum" translates to "itself," and the text frequently includes phrases such as "consectetur adipiscing elit" and "ut labore et dolore." These Latin fragments, derived from Cicero's philosophical treatise, were rearranged to create the standard dummy text that has become a fundamental tool in design and typography across generations.
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The short answer is that lorem ipsum text doesn't actually "say" anything meaningful. It's deliberately scrambled Latin that doesn't form coherent sentences. While it comes from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum," the text has been modified so extensively that it's nonsensical.
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Printers in the 1500s scrambled the words from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum'' after mixing the words in each sentence. The familiar "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" text emerged when 16th-century printers adapted Cicero's original work, beginning with the phrase "dolor sit amet consectetur."
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The Director’s Annual Lecture 2026
The short answer is that lorem ipsum text doesn't actually "say" anything meaningful. It's deliberately scrambled Latin that doesn't form coherent sentences. While it comes from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum," the text has been modified so extensively that it's nonsensical.
Ten conflicts to watch in 2026
They abbreviated "dolorem" (meaning "pain") to "lorem," which carries no meaning in Latin. "Ipsum" translates to "itself," and the text frequently includes phrases such as "consectetur adipiscing elit" and "ut labore et dolore." These Latin fragments, derived from Cicero's philosophical treatise, were rearranged to create the standard dummy text that has become a fundamental tool in design and typography across generations.
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Do you prefer a long pour of irony with your dummy text? Have you single-handedly helped gentrify your neighborhood? Do you sell craft beer and artisan bread with your own hand-mixed container garden herb pesto? Then Jason Cosper's Hipster Ipsum generator will provide you with the gastropub mumblecore your email marketing campaign needs.Are you an artist or crafter? Do you miss the soft-spoken, soothing words of Bob Ross as he painted happy little trees, cabins, and waterfalls? Then enter the number of paragraphs of dummy text you need, add the minimum and maximum Bob Ross quotes per paragraph, and click the "Go Crazy!" button.If you feel exceptionally lazy, you can even add tags to your placeholder content. Leave those out if you intend to translate your Bob Ross Ipsum before using it in your web page designs.