greeking
Greeking is the practice of using placeholder text to simulate the appearance of real text in a design or layout. It helps focus on typography, spacing, and visual balance rather than content, and is widely used in graphic design, publishing, web development, and user interface prototyping. The most common form is lorem ipsum, a scrambled Latin passage that approximates letter distribution without conveying readable meaning.
Origins: The lorem ipsum text derives from a work by Cicero, De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (45
Usage: Designers insert lorem ipsum or other filler blocks to test typefaces, line length, grids, and layout.
Variations: Beyond lorem ipsum, greeking can involve simple blocks, underscores, or non-letter glyphs to approximate density.
Criticism and considerations: Placeholder text can be misleading if left in production or used without accessibility