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Format

Hangul Word Processor Document

Summary

Name
Hangul Word Processor Document
Version
5
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1084
Format type
Word Processor
Description
Hangul is a Word Processor application created by South Korean software company Hancom. HWP is the native format. A link to the file format specification can be found here: https://www.hancom.com/etc/hwpDownload.do.
File extensions
hwp
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Container signatures

Type: OLE2

33000 - Hangul Word Processor Document 5

File path
FileHeader

Byte sequence reference

BOFoffset

Sub sequences
Min Frag Length
Position
1
Sub sequence min offset
0
Sub sequence max offset
0
Sequence
'HWP Document File'

Changelog

  • V92

    Release date
    20 September 2017
    • Added format

      Hangul Word Processor Document 5: Full entry added. Requested by RM Soft Korea.

    • Added signature

      Hangul Word Processor Document 5: Container signature developed through PRONOM Research. Requested by RM Soft Korea.