woff
What is a .woff file?
font/woff
WOFF (Web Open Font Format) wraps TrueType or OpenType font data with compression and metadata specifically for efficient delivery over the web. It reduces download size and is recognized by all modern browsers via CSS @font-face. It is essentially a web-optimized container around an existing font.
How to use a .woff file
Use an example WOFF to test web-font loading, decompression back to the underlying font, and @font-face rendering across browsers.
Download example .woff files
- WOFF — Novus Sans SampleThe Novus Sans Sample demonstration typeface as WOFF (TrueType-flavoured web font) — one member of a TTF/OTF/WOFF/WOFF2 conversion set built from scratch with fontTools. Original and free to use; a fixture for testing font loading, subsetting, and conversion.
- WOFF — Variable Font, wght Axis 300-900The wght variable font wrapped as WOFF — the same fvar/gvar payload in the web container, for testing that a compressor or a CDN pipeline preserves variation data. Original typeface, free to use.
- WOFF — TrueType (glyf) Outlines (49% of the raw sfnt)The same TrueType (glyf) face in a WOFF container, 49 percent of the raw sfnt size. Compare it against the other three containers in this group to see how much of a web font's weight is the format and how much is the design. Original typeface, free to use.
- WOFF — CFF (Type 2) Outlines (55% of the raw sfnt)The same CFF (Type 2) face in a WOFF container, 55 percent of the raw sfnt size. Compare it against the other three containers in this group to see how much of a web font's weight is the format and how much is the design. Original typeface, free to use.
- WOFF — With an Extended Metadata BlockA WOFF file carrying the optional extended-metadata block from the WOFF specification — vendor, credits, description and licence as XML alongside the font, outside the sfnt tables. Most converters drop it silently; this is the file that proves whether yours does. Original typeface, free to use.