Semicolon-delimited CSV with decimal commas
Twenty-five customer records separated by semicolons, with balances written using a decimal comma as spreadsheet software does in many European locales.
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sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv
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- Type
- text/csv
- SHA-256
f95cc5d992419c53c758e999785bd4c596b2bd50b64935bf56da4f6310aee196- Direct URL
https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/samples/sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv
Why test with this file
Checks delimiter detection and locale-aware number parsing.
| Data rows | 25 |
|---|---|
| Columns | 9 |
| Delimiter | Semicolon |
| Decimal separator | Comma |
| Line endings | CRLF |
| Encoding | UTF-8 without BOM |
What to check
After your application has processed sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv, confirm that:
- The delimiter is detected, or can be chosen, so that the file does not load as a single column.
- A balance written as 1234,56 is read as a number, not as text or as two fields.
How the file begins
The opening lines of sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv, exactly as they appear in the file.
id;first_name;last_name;email;city;country;signup_date;plan;balance
1;Ethan;Zeller;ethan.zeller1@example.com;Pune;IN;2021-07-10;team;2769,84
2;Elena;Underhill;elena.underhill2@example.net;Porto Alegre;BR;2024-04-28;free;4647,61
3;Ethan;Farrow;ethan.farrow3@example.org;Krakow;PL;2023-08-24;business;536,73
4;Victor;Brennan;victor.brennan4@example.com;Lisbon;PT;2024-12-18;business;2410,43
5;Felix;Ibarra;felix.ibarra5@example.net;Graz;AT;2025-11-14;starter;2832,21
6;Kira;Hollis;kira.hollis6@example.com;Cork;IE;2025-06-25;starter;3636,58
7;Priya;Ibarra;priya.ibarra7@example.com;Valencia;ES;2022-01-13;free;4956,19
8;Yusuf;Okafor;yusuf.okafor8@example.org;Austin;US;2024-12-12;team;4341,94
9;Yusuf;Jansen;yusuf.jansen9@example.org;Valencia;ES;2023-07-25;business;4362,60
10;Yusuf;Underhill;yusuf.underhill10@example.com;Cork;IE;2022-08-18;team;4243,93Preview
Shows the file contents.
Technical details
| File name | sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv |
|---|---|
| Format | CSV (Comma-separated values) |
| Extension | .csv |
| MIME type | text/csv |
| Size | 2,064 bytes (2.02 KB) |
| Kind | Text |
| SHA-256 | f95cc5d992419c53c758e999785bd4c596b2bd50b64935bf56da4f6310aee196 |
| Created | 2026-10-10 |
| Validation | Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated |
| Preview | Available on this page |
| Source | Generated for this site; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | Spreadsheets |
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sha256sum sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv # macOSOn Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-csv-semicolon-delimited.csv -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.
About CSV
Tabular data as plain text, one record per line. The universal import and export format.
Where it fits
- File parser testing
Well-formed files and deliberate edge cases for testing code that reads CSV, JSON, XML, PDF and more.