What is the difference between .woff and .woff2?
- Extension
- .woff
- .woff2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Font
- Font
- Developer
- WebFonts Working Group
- WebFonts Working Group
- Description
- 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.
- The Web Open Font Format 2.0 (WOFF2) file is a modern font format designed specifically for use on the web. It is an evolution of the WOFF format, offering improved compression and thus smaller file sizes, which enhances web performance by reducing the time it takes for fonts to load. WOFF2 supports the same customization and features as its predecessor, but with more efficient encoding and compression mechanisms.
- MIME Type
- application/font-woff
- application/font-woff2
- Sample
- sample.woff
- sample.woff2
- Wikipedia
- .woff on Wikipedia
- .woff2 on Wikipedia