Hamburgevons

The word Hamburgevons (also Hamburgefons, Hamburgefonstiv or Hamburgefönstiv^{[citation needed]}) is a short piece of meaningless filler text used for assessing the design and the appearance of a typeface.^[1][2] It contains all essential forms in a Latin alphabet, so that the character of the respective font can be recognized quickly.^[3][4] It consists of the letters that are often first designed when designing a typeface.^[4]

'Hamburgevons' rendered using seven fonts: Helvetica Neue, Semplicità, Ernestine, Gimlet, Marcia, Adobe Caslon and Garibaldi

The word is useful for typographers and designers during the design of a font, as the form of its letters include all of the curves and abutments normally found in a font.^[5][6] As a test word, it is useful for determining the visual readability of a font chosen for a layout.^[7][8] A version of it is often used as a standard word in the visual layout of fonts submitted to competitions and exhibitions.^[9][10][11]

See also

• Typeface § Texts used to demonstrate typefaces
• Lorem ipsum

Bibliography

Jérôme Peignot, L’Alphabet des lettres, ou le petit hamburgefons, Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1995, 128 p. (ISBN 978-2940028085).