Convert WOFF2 to TTF
Unpacks a web font back into a file you can install on your computer and open in Illustrator, Word or a font editor. Those programs do not read WOFF2.
What this does to the font
Nothing is redrawn. The font inside the container is unpacked exactly as it was put in — same glyphs, same spacing, same hinting, byte for byte. WOFF2 rearranges the outline table as it packs, so the file that comes back out is not byte for byte the one that went in. Every glyph, every kerning pair and every name is, though: it is the same font, packed differently.
When you need this
- You have a web font and need to install it on your machine to use in Word, Canva or a design program.
- A printer or a client asked for a desktop file and all you have is what the website serves.
- You want to open the font in a font editor, which will not read a WOFF2.
What usually goes wrong
- Installing a subsetted web font. Many WOFF2 files on the web have been cut down to Latin, and the installed font will be missing characters — take the full download instead where one exists.
- Expecting the file to be identical to the original TTF. It is the same font, repacked; the bytes differ.
- Converting a font from a site whose licence does not permit desktop use. The conversion is trivial; the licence is the question.
Questions
- Is my font uploaded anywhere?
- No. The conversion runs in this page, on your own computer. No request is made and no copy of the file exists anywhere else, which is what makes it safe to use on a font whose licence forbids redistribution.
- Does converting WOFF2 to TTF damage the font?
- Nothing is redrawn. The font inside the container is unpacked exactly as it was put in — same glyphs, same spacing, same hinting, byte for byte. WOFF2 rearranges the outline table as it packs, so the file that comes back out is not byte for byte the one that went in. Every glyph, every kerning pair and every name is, though: it is the same font, packed differently.
- Is there a file size limit?
- Only what your own browser can hold. A large CJK family of 20 MB converts here; there is no upload to time out.
- Can I convert a font I did not make?
- Converting a file you already have is not redistribution, and nothing leaves your machine here. What the licence says about using or sharing the result is a separate question, and it is the licence that answers it.