History

Lorem Ipsum is standard dummy text that has been used since the 1500s. It is based on Latin text excerpted from Cicero's "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (On the Boundaries of Good and Evil).

Purpose

• • Testing website or app layouts
• • Creating design prototypes
• • Temporary text before content is ready
• • Typography testing

Advantages

• • No meaningful content allows focus on design
• • Standardized text provides consistent testing environment
• • Simulates various languages and text lengths