Formic acid ruwa ne mara launi, mai tsauri tare da tsarin sinadaran HCOOH. Shi ne mafi sauki carboxylic acid kuma an san shi da tsarin sunansa methanoic acid. Ana samun Formic acid a cikin dafin wasu tururuwa kuma ana amfani da shi wajen kera fata, masaku, da sauran kayayyaki. Ana kuma amfani da shi azaman maganin rigakafi da maganin kashe kwayoyin cuta a cikin abincin dabbobi da kuma azaman coagulant a cikin masana'antar roba. Bugu da kari, ana amfani da formic acid wajen samar da gishirin da ake samu, wadanda ake amfani da su wajen hako mai da kuma rage yawan rini.