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The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

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akaczun

Wishing everyone Happy Holidays and a Healthy and Happy New Year!

As Type Designers we often use the phrase "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog".

Well, here is evidence...

;-)

http://imgur.com/ivyAT

timd

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Sorry it is an old one hope it is joyeux.

Tim

Ryan Maelhorn

bartd

@timd
An aphabet? Am I missing something?
Cheers, Bart

Ryan Maelhorn

nice catch, bartd

hrant

No "L", geddit?

hhp

quadibloc

Of course, it's mostly secretaries as typists who use "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." Printers' specimen books, this being a male-dominated field, can be more daring, and instead write "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs."

bartd

@hrant
Sure, that part I got, as Ryan was quick to notice.

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