It uses a dictionary of over 200 Latin words

It uses a dictionary of over 200 Latin words

when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old.

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  • Hamzah August 29, 2017 at 6:30 am

    The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested.

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