woff2 ☆

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Description:
Utilities to create and convert Web Open Font File (WOFF) files

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @googlefonts | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: woff2 fonts web-development compression utilities

Install: brew install woff2

About:
WOFF2 is a high-performance reference implementation for compressing and decompressing WOFF 2.0 fonts. It significantly reduces font file sizes compared to original WOFF, improving web page load times. The toolset includes utilities for converting between TTF/OTF and WOFF2 formats.

Key Features:

Superior compression ratios compared to WOFF 1.0
Reference implementation by Google
Command-line utilities for conversion and inspection
Supports both TTF and OTF font sources

Use Cases:

Optimizing web fonts for faster site performance
Converting existing font libraries to WOFF2 format
Automating font compression in build pipelines

Alternatives:

sfnt2woff-zopfli – Alternative compressor often used for WOFF 1.0, whereas WOFF2 specifically targets the newer 2.0 standard.

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