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EPUB

e-book file format standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum
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EPUB

Summary

EPUB is an e-book file format[1]. EPUB has Wikipedia articles in 43 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • EPUB's instance of is recorded as e-book file format[3].
  • EPUB's based on is recorded as XML[4].
  • EPUB's based on is recorded as ZIP[5].
  • EPUB's based on is recorded as DTBook[6].
  • EPUB's based on is recorded as Cascading Style Sheets[7].
  • EPUB's developer is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[8].
  • EPUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[9].
  • EPUB's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1[10].
  • EPUB's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[11].
  • EPUB's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[12].
  • EPUB's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2[13].
  • EPUB is used for reflowable document[14].
  • EPUB's Commons category is recorded as EPUB file format[15].
  • EPUB was released on 2007[16].
  • EPUB's has edition or translation is recorded as EPUB 3[17].
  • EPUB's has edition or translation is recorded as EPUB 2[18].
  • EPUB's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/publishing/[19].
  • EPUB's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/publishing/epub32/epub-spec.html[20].
  • EPUB's media type is recorded as application/epub+zip[21].
  • EPUB's file extension is recorded as epub[22].
  • EPUB's replaces is recorded as Open eBook[23].
  • EPUB's standards body is recorded as International Digital Publishing Forum[24].
  • EPUB's file format identification pattern is recorded as 504B03040A000200[25].
  • EPUB's file format identification pattern is recorded as mimetypeapplication/epub+zip[26].
  • EPUB's derivative work is recorded as Digital Replica Plus[27].

Body

Definition and Type

EPUB's instance of is recorded as e-book file format[3].

Use and Application

EPUB is used for reflowable document[14].

Why It Matters

EPUB has Wikipedia articles in 43 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . idpf.org. Retrieved . idpf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . iana.org. iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . file-extension.info. file-extension.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gary Kessler's File Signature Table. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). EPUB. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/epub
MLA “EPUB.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/epub.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_epub_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{EPUB}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/epub}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20h ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Digital Replica Plus, Apple iBooks format
    Quora topic id → ePUB
    Freebase id → /m/05n00zq
    Gnd id → 102917637X
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 40, Add qualifier to File Format Wiki page ID `EPUB`"
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