Hamburgevons

The word Hamburgevons (also Hamburgefons, Hamburgefonstiv or Hamburgefönstiv) 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.

[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.

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