10 KB ODT sample file

An ODT file of exactly 10,240 bytes. It is a valid OpenDocument Text file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 10 KB sample, test or dummy ODT file.

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sample-odt-10kb.odt

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Type
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
SHA-256
9f348741bb07fbe58765e3a92fd352ac50d991145f0593db5aa75a5d901c8563
Direct URL
https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/odt/sample-odt-10kb.odt

What is in this file

A short text document with headings, body text, a list and a table, plus one embedded test-card PNG of 7,033 bytes. The image is stored uncompressed and sized so that the document is exactly 10,240 bytes.

ContentsHeadings, paragraphs, a bulleted list, a table and one image
Embedded imagePNG, 55 × 41 px
ODF version1.3
MacrosNone
ContainerZIP (OpenDocument package)

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-odt-10kb.odt as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The ODT signature is 50 4B 03 04.

00000000  50 4b 03 04 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 21 5c 5e c6  |PK..........!\^.|
00000010  32 0c 27 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 69  |2.'...'.......mi|
00000020  6d 65 74 79 70 65 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f  |metypeapplicatio|
00000030  6e 2f 76 6e 64 2e 6f 61 73 69 73 2e 6f 70 65 6e  |n/vnd.oasis.open|

Preview

ODT files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads ODT, such as LibreOffice Writer and Apache OpenOffice.

Where 10 KB matters

A 10,240-byte file that still arrives in the first round trip of a new connection. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

SystemLimitNote
TCP initial congestion windowAbout 14.6 KB (10 segments)A 10 KB response fits in the first flight of packets; the 25 KB sample does not.
nginx and Apache request headers8 KB per header line by defaultData this large must go in the request body.
webpack asset modules8 KB by defaultAssets over the threshold are emitted as files instead of data URIs.

All 10 KB sample files

Use this file for

  • Checking thumbnail and icon handling
  • Verifying MIME detection of ZIP-based formats
  • Testing text extraction and indexing

Testing notes for ODT

  • Layout rarely survives a round trip through Word unchanged: fonts, numbering and tables are the usual casualties.
  • Reading the type from the mimetype entry only works if that entry comes first and is not compressed. Tools that re-zip a document tend to break both rules, and strict readers then reject the file.

ODT format reference

Technical details

File namesample-odt-10kb.odt
FormatODT (OpenDocument Text)
Extension.odt
MIME typeapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
Size10,240 bytes (10 KB)
KindBinary
Signature50 4B 03 04
SHA-2569f348741bb07fbe58765e3a92fd352ac50d991145f0593db5aa75a5d901c8563
Created2026-10-10
ValidationExact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated
PreviewNot available for this file; details only
SourceGenerated for this site; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
CategoryDocuments

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Download from the command line and verify

Fetch the file with curl, then compare its checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

curl -o sample-odt-10kb.odt 'https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/odt/sample-odt-10kb.odt'
sha256sum sample-odt-10kb.odt     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-odt-10kb.odt # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-odt-10kb.odt -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 10 KB?
Yes. It is 10,240 bytes, which is 10 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 10 KB ODT file?
A short text document with headings, body text, a list and a table, plus one embedded test-card PNG of 7,033 bytes. The image is stored uncompressed and sized so that the document is exactly 10,240 bytes.
Will the ODT samples open in Microsoft Word?
Yes. Word has opened OpenDocument text files since Word 2007 Service Pack 2. The samples use only headings, paragraphs, a list, a table and one image.