5 KB SRT sample

An SRT file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid SubRip subtitles 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 SRT file.

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sample-srt-5kb.srt

5 KB5,120 bytes

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Type
application/x-subrip
SHA-256
f17367b10d9f62949e0127d54d1d2eaf5727ee1525e9febf8a944589dcb62517
Delivery
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What is in this file

43 numbered subtitle cues, one per second and each shown for 0.9 s, with up to three lines of text of at most 42 characters. The last cue repeats "End of sample" lines to bring the file to the exact size.

Cues43
TimingHH:MM:SS,mmm
Line lengthAt most 42 characters
Formatting tagsNone
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)
Line endingsLF

How the file begins

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

00000000  31 0a 30 30 3a 30 30 3a  30 30 2c 30 30 30 20 2d |1.00:00:00,000 -|
00000010  2d 3e 20 30 30 3a 30 30  3a 30 30 2c 39 30 30 0a |-> 00:00:00,900.|
00000020  45 76 65 72 79 20 6c 69  6e 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 |Every line in th|
00000030  69 73 20 64 6f 63 75 6d  65 6e 74 20 77 61 73 20 |is document was |

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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 subtitle upload and display
  • Checking conversion to WebVTT

Testing notes for SRT

  • SRT uses a comma before the milliseconds and WebVTT uses a full stop. Mixing them up is the usual reason a converted file fails.
  • Files saved in a legacy encoding show garbled accents; importers should detect or require UTF-8.

SRT format reference

Technical details

File namesample-srt-5kb.srt
FormatSRT (SubRip subtitles)
Extension.srt
MIME typeapplication/x-subrip
Size5,120 bytes (5 KB)
KindText
SHA-256f17367b10d9f62949e0127d54d1d2eaf5727ee1525e9febf8a944589dcb62517
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)
CategorySubtitles

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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 SRT file?
43 numbered subtitle cues, one per second and each shown for 0.9 s, with up to three lines of text of at most 42 characters. The last cue repeats "End of sample" lines to bring the file to the exact size.
How long are the cues?
Each cue lasts three seconds and a new cue starts every four seconds.