Where Does it come From?

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. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.

Lorem Ipsum

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse eu orci. In ultrices nunc a nunc. Donec consequat egestas felis. Aenean feugiat sapien non odio. Sed at tortor. Donec lacinia hendrerit lectus. Donec mattis leo sed felis. Sed commodo. Vestibulum euismod, quam vitae egestas ultrices, libero enim lobortis dolor, vitae bibendum enim lectus et augue. Fusce nulla. Suspendisse non nunc vitae quam eleifend aliquam. Nulla facilisi. Vestibulum malesuada. Phasellus odio neque, iaculis sit amet, ultrices et, adipiscing sed, justo. Curabitur feugiat placerat elit. Ut a quam. Sed id enim. Nullam in nisi sit amet dolor tristique ultricies. Sed metus.