.vcf Electronic business card
Text & source code
| MIME type | text/vcard |
|---|---|
| Description | Electronic business card |
| Category | Text & source code |
| Signature (magic bytes) | 42 45 47 49 4E 3A 56 43 41 52 44 (BEGIN:VCARD)62 65 67 69 6E 3A 76 63 61 72 64 (begin:vcard) |
| Based on | text/plain |
| Other extensions | .gcrd, .vcard, .vct |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .vcf file?
A .vcf file is a “Electronic business card” (MIME type text/vcard).
How do I open a .vcf file?
With any text editor – Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, or gedit and vim on Linux. The file contains readable text, possibly source code or configuration.
How can you tell a genuine .vcf file?
By the bytes at the start of the file, the signature (magic bytes): 42 45 47 49 4E 3A 56 43 41 52 44 (BEGIN:VCARD) and 62 65 67 69 6E 3A 76 63 61 72 64 (begin:vcard). On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.vcf checks the real type regardless of the extension.
Which format is .vcf based on?
Technically a .vcf file is a subtype of “Plain text document” (text/plain), so programs for that base format can often read it too.
Which MIME type belongs to .vcf?
The MIME type is text/vcard. In the Apache web server: AddType text/vcard .vcf; in nginx: types { text/vcard vcf; }.