WOFF2 Font — Next-generation compressed web font format.
Quick facts
What is .woff2
A .woff2 file is a WOFF2 Font — Next-generation compressed web font format.
In the mime-db registry it maps to font/woff2. When serving .woff2 over HTTP, set the Content-Type header as shown in Developer info below.
Related entities: it maps to font/woff2 — and is delivered over HTTP via the Content-Type header.
How to open .woff2 files
Developer info
When served over HTTP, responses should set the following header:
Content-Type: font/woff2
Common software that reads/writes .woff2:
Relation chain
Related extensions
Related MIME types
Common uses
How to edit .woff2 files
How to create .woff2 files
Frequently asked questions
Common options include Browser, Font Squirrel. You can also open many of these files with built-in viewers or a browser.
Create a new file in any text editor or the app that owns the format and save it with the .woff2 extension.
font/woff2 is the media type identifier used for .woff2 files during network transfer (for example in the HTTP Content-Type header).
Sources & standards
Updated 2026-08-18
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