According to, a Virginia Latin professor, Richard McClintock, researched one of the obscure Latin dummy text words-consectetur-and discovered it comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of De finibus bonorum et malorum ( The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, a treatise on the theory of ethics that was very popular during the Renaissance. The nonsense words Lorem ipsum, the most frequently used Latin words in dummy text, have roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 B.C. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui offi cia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
The standard usage, created by an anonymous printer in the 16th century, goes like this: Dummying, or “Greeking” text-creating jabberwocky or unreadable words to demonstrate the look of typeset columns or headlines-has had a long and significant role in printing in the years since Gutenberg changed the world. For dummying is an essential activity of the design process. In the realm of text, there is no shame in being a dummy. Print takes a look into the sensible, nonsensical world of “Lorem ipsum” text. PRINT’s Typography and Lettering Awards is now open! Enter today to earn the prestige you deserve for excellence in type and lettering.
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