5 KB RTF sample

An RTF file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Rich Text Format 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 RTF file.

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sample-rtf-5kb.rtf

5 KB5,120 bytes

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Type
application/rtf
SHA-256
08165af92fcc5cdd4067c375b43bdc4114738dc66960d819084f875032c1c0bb
Delivery
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What is in this file

A Rich Text Format document with a title and 12 sections of bold headings and body text in Helvetica. An ignorable destination group ({\*\fixturepad}), which word processors skip, brings the file to the exact size.

Sections12
Character setANSI, code page 1252
FontsHelvetica
ImagesNone
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-rtf-5kb.rtf, exactly as they appear in the file.

00000000  7b 5c 72 74 66 31 5c 61  6e 73 69 5c 61 6e 73 69 |{\rtf1\ansi\ansi|
00000010  63 70 67 31 32 35 32 5c  64 65 66 66 30 7b 5c 66 |cpg1252\deff0{\f|
00000020  6f 6e 74 74 62 6c 7b 5c  66 30 5c 66 73 77 69 73 |onttbl{\f0\fswis|
00000030  73 20 48 65 6c 76 65 74  69 63 61 3b 7d 7d 5c 66 |s Helvetica;}}\f|

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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:

SystemLimitNote
Browser cookies4,096 bytes per cookie5 KB does not fit in one cookie.
Vite asset inlining4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit)A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64.
nginx and Apache request headers8 KB per header line by default5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not.

All 5 KB sample files

Use this file for

  • Smoke tests in CI that must run in milliseconds
  • Testing legacy document import
  • Checking converters and text extraction

Testing notes for RTF

  • Two MIME types are in use, application/rtf and text/rtf, and allow-lists should recognise both.
  • RTF readers must skip groups they do not understand; a parser that fails on unknown control words is not conformant.

RTF format reference

Technical details

File namesample-rtf-5kb.rtf
FormatRTF (Rich Text Format)
Extension.rtf
MIME typeapplication/rtf
Size5,120 bytes (5 KB)
KindText
Signature7B 5C 72 74 66 31
SHA-25608165af92fcc5cdd4067c375b43bdc4114738dc66960d819084f875032c1c0bb
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)
CategoryDocuments

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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 = 5,120 bytes).
What is inside the 5 KB RTF file?
A Rich Text Format document with a title and 12 sections of bold headings and body text in Helvetica. An ignorable destination group ({\*\fixturepad}), which word processors skip, brings the file to the exact size.
Do the RTF samples contain embedded objects?
No. They contain only formatted text: bold headings and paragraphs in a single font.