- Extension
- .bdf
- .woff
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Font
- Developer
- Adobe
- WebFonts Working Group
- Description
- BDF (Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format) is a text-based file format for storing bitmap fonts, developed by Adobe. It encodes each glyph as a grid of pixels along with metadata such as character encoding, size, and spacing, using a human-readable ASCII format. It is commonly used on X Window System platforms for displaying bitmap fonts.
- A WOFF (Web Open Font Format) file is a web font file format used for embedding fonts on websites. It is essentially a compressed version of a font designed to be compact and fast to load, making it highly suitable for use over the internet. WOFF files support metadata and font licensing information, ensuring that fonts can be legally used and distributed. The format is widely supported across modern web browsers, providing a standardized way to include custom fonts in web designs, thus enhancing the visual appearance and typography.
- MIME Type
- application/x-font-bdf
- application/font-woff
