JFI

image/jpeg

Safe

Magic Bytes

Offset: 0
FF D8 FF

JFI is a raster image format developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group that adheres to the JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) standard. This file type is primarily utilized for storing compressed digital photographs and complex web graphics, enabling efficient data transmission across networks. While the underlying encoding remains universally supported and safe for viewing, the specific JFI file extension is considered a legacy naming convention that has been largely superseded by the more common JPG identifier.

Extension

.jfi

MIME Type

image/jpeg

Byte Offset

0

Risk Level

Safe

Validation Code

How to validate .jfi files in Python

Python
def is_jfi(file_path: str) -> bool:
    """Check if file is a valid JFI by magic bytes."""
    signature = bytes([0xFF, 0xD8, 0xFF])
    with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
        return f.read(3) == signature

How to validate .jfi files in Node.js

Node.js
function isJFI(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
  const signature = Buffer.from([0xFF, 0xD8, 0xFF]);
  return buffer.subarray(0, 3).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsJFI(data []byte) bool {
    signature := []byte{0xFF, 0xD8, 0xFF}
    if len(data) < 3 {
        return false
    }
    return bytes.Equal(data[:3], signature)
}

API Endpoint

GET /api/v1/jfi
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/jfi

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