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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 .
Implements {{Lorem ipsum}}, {{Lorem ipsum span}}, and {{Dolorem ipsum}}. Parameters: "data": Data page containing a list of paragraphs to use for generating filler text.
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.
To link the incipit (the first two words of paragraph one, i.e. Lorem ipsum) to the Wikipedia article Lorem ipsum, either use param |link=yes, or place yes in the fourth positional parameter. {{Lorem ipsum|1|#|link=yes}} generates: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore ...
Afrikaans: Lorem ipsum word soms gebruik om die oog op sekere grafiese aspekte van 'n bladsy-ontwerp te fokus. English: Using Lorem ipsum text in a website design proposal. The generally incomprehensible placeholder text allows viewers to focus on the visual elements, rather than the content.
A text with an actual meaning wouldn't be a placeholder, it would simply be a presentation of a particular text. -- Khajidha ( talk ) 11:11, 13 September 2017 (UTC) [ reply ] It would be if you don't understand the language - for those who don't know Latin, the original text makes just as much sense as the scrambled version.
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 ...