RFC 8081 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

The "font" Top-Level Media Type

Overview

RFC 8081, “The "font" Top-Level Media Type”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2017 by C. Lilley. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo serves to register and document the "font" top-level media type, under which subtypes for representation formats for fonts may be registered. This document also serves as a registration application for a set of intended subtypes, which are representative of some existing subtypes already in use, and currently registered under the "application" tree by their separate registrations.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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