a cross-browser, web-only font format that uses gzip compression. IE9+, FF3.6+, Chrome 5+
Questions tagged [woff]
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TTF (truetype) to WOFF(webfont) conversion using ruby
How do you convert a .ttf file to .woff file (webfont) using ruby?
We want to allow users to upload a ttf file, convert it and embed the woff file.

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How to use a data uri with @font-face in Firefox
I am designing a splash page for a public wifi access point and Firefox refuse to display my custom font, while it work in every other browser (well, not IE < 9 but that was expected).
The page need to work in the following constraint :
No access…

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Compare WOFF files
I wonder if it's possible (in windows or ubuntu) to compare woff font files. Is there a way to find out if two files contain the samy glyphs etc.?
I take a .ttf file and compress it to .woff using fontforge on Ubuntu. A ttf file with a size of 220…

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Firefox font issues - Bootstrap Glyphicons
Trying to use Bootstrap 3.0 (pulled via Bower) Glyphicons icon font in an app. Works perfectly in all browsers locally.
In a staging environment on heroku, icon font isn't working on Firefox. Font is hosted in an S3 bucket WITH cross-domain settings…

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Why do my icons show up as blank squares?
I've created a new (simple) website in IIS8. I've created a simple Index.html and put in jQuery, Bootstrap3 and Font-Awesome 4.0.0 to start playing with.
However my Font-Awesome icons show up as nothing (squares):
My folder structure is
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Browser does not render WOFF fonts (@font-face)
Ok, I have an issue that I cannot figure out, I am trying to research usage of WOFF fonts in Internet Explorer 10.
I downloaded kit from fontsquirrel, and based on the included CSS and HTML files I added fonts to web application. (ASP.NET MVC on IIS…

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Converting Webfonts to ttf / otf format - is it even possible?
I have a font i'm using in a website, i have it in the following formats: woff, eot, svg.
Now, there's a designer i'm working with and he wants to create mockups with this font, but i can't find the original ttf file.
Is it possible to convert back…

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Hamburger icon: buns+burger same size despite pixel alignment?
Problem: the middle bar is a pixel taller than the other bars. This is not because I got the css wrong, it's because browsers align the edges of rectangles to the pixel grid.
I've tried a few different ways of making a hamburger icon:
absolutely…

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FileReader.readAsDataURL() reader result is empty for font files such as .ttf, .woff, and .woff2
I am building a web interface that allows the user to upload a custom font. The problem is that I am unable to convert the font files (specifically, .ttf, .woff, and .woff2 files) to base64 via the FileReader.readAsDataUrl() so that I can then PUT…

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WOFF fonts not working in Internet Explorer
I have a page which uses the font Avenir. It works in all browsers (Firefox, Opera, Chrome) – but DOES not display this FONT in Internet Explorer 11. I am using this code to attach the fonts (it seems to care for Internet Explorer):