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Format

Web Open Font Format

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Summary

Name
Web Open Font Format
Version
1.0
Identifiers
  • PUID: fmt/616
  • MIME: font/woff
Format type
Font
Description
Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is a font format designed primarily for use on the Web, and can also be used as a container format or "wrapper" for font data in already-existing formats.
File extensions
woff
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
W3C / W3C
Supported by
W3C / W3C

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

Web Open Font Format 1

Description
BOF: wOFF
Provenance
http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/REC-WOFF-20121213/

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
774F4646
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V94

    Release date
    17 September 2018

    • Updated

      Web Open Font Format 1.0: Amended Media Type from deprecated application/font-woff to font/woff. Added version number in line with official specification. Added format classification 'Font'.

  • V73

    Release date
    27 February 2014

    • Added format

      Web Open Font Format: Outline Entry Added.

    • Added signature

      Web Open Font Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.