# What is SWF Header?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-swf-header/312252>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-swf-header/312252 "2010-07-29T06:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohiniraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@mohiniraj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mohiniraj)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-swf-header/312252/1 "2010-07-29T06:35:26Z")

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Hi,  
while surfing through the web I encountered with the term “SWF header” i searched what soes it mean and for what purpose it is used but not got perfect answer.

Can anyone please tell what is it and how it is used?