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Format

vCard

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Summary

Name
vCard
Identifiers
  • PUID: fmt/395
  • MIME: text/vcard
Description
vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards are often attached to e-mail messages, but can be exchanged in other ways, such as on the World Wide Web or instant messaging.
Note
Specification: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vcard
File extensions
vcf, vcard
Source
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Developed by
World Wide Web Consortium
Supported by
World Wide Web Consortium

Relationships

Has lower priority than

Internal signatures

vCard

Note
BOF: 'begin:vcard'..'version:' EOF: 'end:vcard' Internet standard: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
424547494E3A5643415244{1-3}56455253494F4E3A
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
4
Byte Sequence
454E443A5643415244
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023

    vCard: Added vcard extension, updated description. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Updated in V88

    Release date
    27 September 2016

    vCard: Added MIME type and description.

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    vCard: Signature submitted by National Library of New Zealand.

    vCard: Submission from National Library of New Zealand. Outline entry added.