5 KB TIFF sample

A TIFF file of exactly 5,120 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 5 KB sample, test or dummy TIFF file.

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sample-tiff-5kb.tiff

5 KB5,120 bytes

Download 5 KB TIFF

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Type
image/tiff
SHA-256
fd8b42c55bbe67c5ed86d595744433137370da35c3d6ff05fd9b8700cf73e6e3
Delivery
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What is in this file

An uncompressed 46 × 35 test card in a single strip, after one image file directory of 16 tags. 30 bytes of filler in the ImageDescription tag bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions46 × 35 px
Colour8-bit RGB (24 bits per pixel)
CompressionNone
Byte orderLittle-endian (II)
LayoutOne strip, one image directory
Resolution72 dpi

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-tiff-5kb.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 2e 00 |................|
00000020  00 00 01 01 04 00 01 00  00 00 23 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 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

  • 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.

TIFF format reference

Technical details

File namesample-tiff-5kb.tiff
FormatTIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
Extension.tiff
MIME typeimage/tiff
Size5,120 bytes (5 KB)
KindBinary
Signature49 49 2A 00
SHA-256fd8b42c55bbe67c5ed86d595744433137370da35c3d6ff05fd9b8700cf73e6e3
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.
PreviewNot available for this file; details only
SourceGenerated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
CategoryImages

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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 TIFF file?
An uncompressed 46 × 35 test card in a single strip, after one image file directory of 16 tags. 30 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.