5 KB EPUB sample
An EPUB file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid EPUB e-book file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 5 KB sample, test or dummy EPUB file.
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sample-epub-5kb.epub
5 KB5,120 bytes
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- Type
- application/epub+zip
- SHA-256
17a35281c512500e4644078a6cfb2a9362678ad20291f9f4caca01ac992a129d- Delivery
- Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).
What is in this file
A minimal reflowable EPUB 3 book: one XHTML chapter of 12 paragraphs and a navigation document. An XHTML comment at the end of the chapter brings the book to the exact size.
| EPUB version | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Chapters | 1 |
| Images | None |
| Navigation | EPUB 3 nav document |
| DRM | None |
| Container | ZIP (OCF) |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-epub-5kb.epub as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The EPUB signature is 50 4B 03 04.
00000000 50 4b 03 04 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 21 5c 6f 61 |PK..........!\oa|
00000010 ab 2c 14 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 69 |.,............mi|
00000020 6d 65 74 79 70 65 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f |metypeapplicatio|
00000030 6e 2f 65 70 75 62 2b 7a 69 70 50 4b 03 04 14 00 |n/epub+zipPK....|Preview
EPUB files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads EPUB, such as Apple Books, Kobo and Google Play Books.
Where 5 KB matters
A 5,120-byte file: larger than a cookie, smaller than a typical HTTP header limit. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Browser cookies | 4,096 bytes per cookie | 5 KB does not fit in one cookie. |
| Vite asset inlining | 4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit) | A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64. |
| nginx and Apache request headers | 8 KB per header line by default | 5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not. |
Use this file for
- Checking thumbnail and icon handling
- Testing conversion to other formats
- Testing e-book upload and ingestion
Testing notes for EPUB
- Re-zipping an EPUB with a generic tool usually compresses or reorders the mimetype entry, which makes strict readers reject the book.
- EPUB content is HTML, so a reading system that renders it in a web view needs the same script protections as a browser.
Technical details
| File name | sample-epub-5kb.epub |
|---|---|
| Format | EPUB (EPUB e-book) |
| Extension | .epub |
| MIME type | application/epub+zip |
| Size | 5,120 bytes (5 KB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 50 4B 03 04 |
| SHA-256 | 17a35281c512500e4644078a6cfb2a9362678ad20291f9f4caca01ac992a129d |
| Created | 2026-10-23 |
| Validation | See 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. |
| Preview | Not available for this file; details only |
| Source | Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | Ebooks |
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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-epub-5kb.epub # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-epub-5kb.epub # macOSOn Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-epub-5kb.epub -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. For scripts and pipelines, save the file once and keep your own copy.
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 5 KB?
- Yes. It is 5,120 bytes, which is 5 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
- What is inside the 5 KB EPUB file?
- A minimal reflowable EPUB 3 book: one XHTML chapter of 12 paragraphs and a navigation document. An XHTML comment at the end of the chapter brings the book to the exact size.
- Do the sample e-books have DRM?
- No. They are unencrypted EPUB 3 files with a navigation document, a stylesheet and one image.