Format

Format may refer to:

Printing and visual media

 * Text formatting, the typesetting of text elements
 * Paper formats, or paper size standards
 * Newspaper format, the size of the paper page

Computing

 * File format, particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
 * Document file format, for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computer
 * Audio file format, for storing digital audio data on a computer system
 * Video file format, for storing digital video data on a computer system
 * Content format, encoded format for converting a specific type of data to displayable information
 * Disk formatting, preparing computer hard disks to store data, destroying any existing contents
 * FORMAT (command), a command-line utility to format disks in many computer operating systems
 * Format (Common Lisp), a programming function for formatting printed output
 * Format (Fortran 66), a programming statement for formatting printed output
 * Format (Algol68), a programming function and type for formatting printed output

Arts and entertainment

 * Film format, standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film
 * Format (photographic agency), agency set up in 1983 to represent women photographers
 * Playoff format, type of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion
 * Radio format, the overall content broadcast on a radio station
 * TV format, overall concept, premise and branding of a television program

Music

 * Format (album), a compilation album of B-sides and bonus tracks released February 2012 by Pet Shop Boys
 * The Format, a musical group
 * The Format (album), by AZ
 * DJ Format, a hip-hop artist