1 KB TIFF sample
A TIFF file of exactly 1,024 bytes. It is a valid Tagged Image File 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 1 KB sample, test or dummy TIFF file.
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sample-tiff-1kb.tiff
1 KB1,024 bytes
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- Type
- image/tiff
- SHA-256
de4ca9890ab96870f2cbd649a697f07a0e86d27bdcdd6b6e1e62104c189956fd- Delivery
- Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).
What is in this file
An uncompressed 18 × 14 test card in a single strip, after one image file directory of 16 tags. 8 bytes of filler in the ImageDescription tag bring the file to the exact size.
| Dimensions | 18 × 14 px |
|---|---|
| Colour | 8-bit RGB (24 bits per pixel) |
| Compression | None |
| Byte order | Little-endian (II) |
| Layout | One strip, one image directory |
| Resolution | 72 dpi |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-tiff-1kb.tiff as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The TIFF signature is 49 49 2A 00.
00000000 49 49 2a 00 08 00 00 00 10 00 fe 00 04 00 01 00 |II*.............|
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 04 00 01 00 00 00 12 00 |................|
00000020 00 00 01 01 04 00 01 00 00 00 0e 00 00 00 02 01 |................|
00000030 03 00 03 00 00 00 ce 00 00 00 03 01 03 00 01 00 |................|Preview
TIFF files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads TIFF, such as Adobe Photoshop and GIMP.
Where 1 KB matters
The smallest practical test file: 1,024 bytes, small enough to travel in a single network packet. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet | 1,500 bytes (typical MTU) | A 1 KB payload fits in one packet with its headers. |
| Browser cookies | 4,096 bytes per cookie | 1 KB is well inside the limit; the 5 KB sample is over it. |
Use this file for
- Checking thumbnail and icon handling
- Testing image libraries with large uncompressed input
- Verifying handling of both byte orders
Testing notes for TIFF
- Support for the compression schemes varies between libraries, so a file that opens in one tool can fail in another. The samples here are uncompressed, which every reader accepts.
- Chrome, Firefox and Edge do not display TIFF. An upload feature that previews images in the browser needs to convert TIFF on the server or show a placeholder.
Technical details
| File name | sample-tiff-1kb.tiff |
|---|---|
| Format | TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) |
| Extension | .tiff |
| MIME type | image/tiff |
| Size | 1,024 bytes (1 KB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 49 49 2A 00 |
| SHA-256 | de4ca9890ab96870f2cbd649a697f07a0e86d27bdcdd6b6e1e62104c189956fd |
| 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 | Images |
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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.
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 1 KB?
- Yes. It is 1,024 bytes, which is 1 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
- What is inside the 1 KB TIFF file?
- An uncompressed 18 × 14 test card in a single strip, after one image file directory of 16 tags. 8 bytes of filler in the ImageDescription tag bring the file to the exact size.
- Are the TIFF samples compressed?
- No. They hold 8-bit RGB pixels with no compression, in a single strip, in little-endian byte order. That is the baseline form of the format.