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50 KB EML sample

An EML file of exactly 51,200 bytes. It is a valid Email message file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 50 KB sample, test or dummy EML file.

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sample-eml-50kb.eml

50 KB51,200 bytes

Download 50 KB EML

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Type
message/rfc822
SHA-256
e144a51d2fa6be5d49bd20cbc9dad3a18e4f6b2881b42899d5f8f55de61dc3a3
Delivery
Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

A plain-text email message with standard headers and 153 paragraphs wrapped at 72 characters. Lines of dashes at the end of the body bring the file to the exact size.

Paragraphs153
Content typetext/plain, 7bit
AttachmentsNone
Line endingsCRLF (RFC 5322)
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-eml-50kb.eml, exactly as they appear in the file.

00000000  46 72 6f 6d 3a 20 22 53  61 6d 70 6c 65 54 65 73 |From: "SampleTes|
00000010  74 46 69 6c 65 73 20 53  61 6d 70 6c 65 73 22 20 |tFiles Samples" |
00000020  3c 73 61 6d 70 6c 65 73  40 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 |<samples@example|
00000030  2e 63 6f 6d 3e 0d 0a 54  6f 3a 20 22 54 65 73 74 |.com>..To: "Test|

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Where 50 KB matters

A 51,200-byte file, half of the default body limit in several web frameworks. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

SystemLimitNote
Express body parsers100 KB by default50 KB is accepted; 500 KB is rejected with 413 unless the limit is raised.
Base64 encodingAdds 33 percent50 KB becomes about 67 KB when embedded in JSON.

All 50 KB sample files

Use this file for

  • Checking thumbnail and icon handling
  • Testing help-desk and archiving software
  • Testing email parsers and import features

Testing notes for EML

  • Header values can be folded across lines and encoded with RFC 2047 encoded-words; parsers that read headers line by line get subjects wrong.
  • An HTML body is untrusted HTML and needs sanitising before display.

EML format reference

Technical details

File namesample-eml-50kb.eml
FormatEML (Email message)
Extension.eml
MIME typemessage/rfc822
Size51,200 bytes (50 KB)
KindText
SHA-256e144a51d2fa6be5d49bd20cbc9dad3a18e4f6b2881b42899d5f8f55de61dc3a3
Created2026-10-23
ValidationSee the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
PreviewAvailable on this page
SourceGenerated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
CategoryEmail & Calendar

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Verify your copy

This file is created in your browser, so it has no direct URL for curl or wget. The generator is designed to produce reproducible bytes. After saving, compare the checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

sha256sum sample-eml-50kb.eml     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-eml-50kb.eml # macOS

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 50 KB?
Yes. It is 51,200 bytes, which is 50 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 50 KB EML file?
A plain-text email message with standard headers and 153 paragraphs wrapped at 72 characters. Lines of dashes at the end of the body bring the file to the exact size.
Are the email addresses real?
No. They use example.com and example.org, which are reserved for documentation and cannot receive mail.