Lorem Ipsum Full Text

Last updated: February 2026

The full Lorem Ipsum text begins with "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit..." and has been the standard placeholder passage since the 1500s. It is derived from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of Marcus Tullius Cicero's de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (On the Ends of Good and Evil), written in 45 BC. The words "lorem ipsum" are a truncation of "dolorem ipsum," meaning "pain itself" in Latin. Below is the complete passage with a section-by-section English translation.

The Standard Lorem Ipsum Passage

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Section-by-Section Translation

The Lorem Ipsum text is a corrupted version of Cicero's original Latin. Below is each section paired with the corresponding passage from H. Rackham's 1914 English translation of de Finibus.

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."

"Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure."

"Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat."

"To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"

"Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur."

"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system."

"Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

"On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue."

The Extended Lorem Ipsum Text (Section 1.10.33)

The standard passage above comes from section 1.10.32. Cicero's text continues in section 1.10.33, which is also sometimes used as extended Lorem Ipsum:

At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat.

About the Source Text

De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (On the Ends of Good and Evil) is a philosophical work by Marcus Tullius Cicero, written in 45 BC. It consists of five books exploring competing theories of ethics — Epicureanism, Stoicism, and the Academic tradition.

The sections used for Lorem Ipsum come from Book 1, where Cicero presents the Epicurean argument that the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain are the highest goods. The irony is that a passage about the philosophy of pain and pleasure has become the most widely reproduced text in the design industry — purely because nobody reads it.

For the full history of how this text became the standard, see our history of Lorem Ipsum. For an explanation of the meaning, see what is Lorem Ipsum.

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