Phrase guide

the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A phrase containing every letter of the English alphabet (a pangram), used to demonstrate typographical fonts etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَصٌّ حَكِيمٌ لَهُ سِرٌّ قَاطِعٌ وَذُو شَأْنٍ عَظِيمٍ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَى ثَوْبٍ أَخْضَرَ وَمُغَلَّفٌ بِجِلْدٍ أَزْرَقَ (naṣṣun ḥakīmun lahu sirrun qāṭiʕun waḏū šaʔnin ʕaẓīmin maktūbun ʕalā ṯawbin ʔaḵḍara wamuḡallafun bijildin ʔazraqa) — Pangram
  • Arabic: أَبْجَدْ هَوَّزْ حُطِّي كَلَمُنْ سَعَفَصْ قَرَشَتْ ثَخَذْ ضَظَغْ (ʔabjad hawwaz ḥuṭṭī kalamun saʕafaṣ qarašat ṯaḵaḏ ḍaẓaḡ) — Pangram
  • Czech: příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy — Pangram
  • Czech: nechť již hříšné saxofony ďáblů rozezvučí síň úděsnými tóny waltzu, tanga a quickstepu — Pangram
  • Esperanto: Laŭ Ludoviko Zamenhof, bongustas freŝa ĉeĥa manĝaĵo kun spicoj — Pangram
  • Finnish: on sangen hauskaa, että polkupyörä on maanteiden jokapäiväinen ilmiö — Pangram
  • French: portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume — Pangram
  • German: Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Auto quer durch Bayern — Pangram
  • German: zwölf Boxkämpfer jagen Viktor quer über den großen Sylter Deich — Pangram
  • Italian: pranzo d'acqua fa volti sghembi — Pangram
  • Japanese: いろはにほへと ちりぬるを わかよたれそ つねならむ うゐのおくやま けふこえて あさきゆめみし ゑひもせす (irohanihoheto chirinuruwo wakayotareso tsunenaramu uwinookuyama kefukoete asakiyumemishi wehimosesu) — Pangram
  • Korean: 다람쥐 헌 쳇바퀴에 타고파 (daramjwi heon chetbakwie tagopa) — Pangram
  • Polish: stróż pchnął kość w quiz gędźb vel fax myjń — Pangram
  • Polish: pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig — Pangram
  • Portuguese: bancos fúteis pagavam-lhe queijo, whisky e xadrez — Pangram
  • Portuguese: um pequeno jabuti xereta viu dez cegonhas felizes — Pangram
  • Romanian: muzicologă în bej, vând whisky și tequila, preț fix — Pangram
  • Russian: съешь же ещё этих мягких французских булок, да выпей чаю (sʺješʹ že ješčó etix mjaxkix francuzskix bulok, da vypej čaju) — Pangram
  • Russian: в чащах юга жил бы цитрус? да, но фальшивый экземпляръ! (v čaščax juga žil by citrus? da, no falʹšivyj ekzempljar!) — Pangram
  • Spanish: el veloz murciélago hindú comía feliz cardillo y kiwi — Pangram
  • Turkish: pijamalı hasta Yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi — Pangram