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A pangram, or holoalphabetic sentence, phrase, or word, is a sentence, phrase, or word using every letter of a given alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and typing.
A pangram is a sentence, phrase, or word that uses every letter of the alphabet at least once. Pangrams are useful for displaying how typefaces look, testing equipment, and practicing handwriting, calligraphy, and typing skills.
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- Origins
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- Self-enumerating pangrams
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A pangram, or holoalphabetic sentence, phrase, or word, is a sentence, phrase, or word using every letter of a given alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and typing.
==Origins== thumb|alt=Screenshot of a font preview in the computer program KFontview. The sample text, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', is printed at different sizes.| Font preview software using the English pangram "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" to demonstrate the typeface Bitstream Vera Sans at different sizes.