# GZIP compressed file — file signature 1F 8B at offset 0 For GZIP compressed file, hex signature is 1F 8B; offset is 0; extension is gz tar.gz, verified against its source on 2026-09-22. - **Hex signature:** 1F 8B _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Offset:** 0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Extension:** gz tar.gz _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Format:** GZIP compressed file _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 1F 8B | ␟‹ | 0 | gz tar.gz | GZIP compressed file [61] | ## Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures Last verified: 2026-09-22. Review by: 2027-09-22. Part of [File format magic numbers](https://referencesource.org/file-format-signatures/).