5 KB TOML sample

A TOML file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Tom's Obvious Minimal Language 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 TOML file.

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sample-toml-5kb.toml

5 KB5,120 bytes

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Type
application/toml
SHA-256
cf851954186df1b43a32c9a3c500782824c49804132161a8d14686c18c9837b1
Delivery
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What is in this file

A title, an [owner] table and an array of 30 [[record]] tables with strings, integers, floats, booleans, dates and arrays. Comment lines at the end bring the file to the exact size.

Records30
TOML version1.0
Value typesString, integer, float, boolean, offset date-time, local date, array
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)

How the file begins

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

00000000  23 20 53 61 6d 70 6c 65  54 65 73 74 46 69 6c 65 |# SampleTestFile|
00000010  73 20 73 61 6d 70 6c 65  20 54 4f 4d 4c 20 66 69 |s sample TOML fi|
00000020  6c 65 20 28 35 20 4b 42  29 0a 74 69 74 6c 65 20 |le (5 KB).title |
00000030  3d 20 22 53 61 6d 70 6c  65 20 54 4f 4d 4c 20 66 |= "Sample TOML 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 configuration parsers
  • Checking project tooling

Testing notes for TOML

  • Arrays of tables use double brackets, [[name]], and are easy to confuse with ordinary tables.
  • Dates are a native type, so a value such as 2026-01-01 is not a string unless it is quoted.

TOML format reference

Technical details

File namesample-toml-5kb.toml
FormatTOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language)
Extension.toml
MIME typeapplication/toml
Size5,120 bytes (5 KB)
KindText
SHA-256cf851954186df1b43a32c9a3c500782824c49804132161a8d14686c18c9837b1
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)
CategoryConfiguration

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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 TOML file?
A title, an [owner] table and an array of 30 [[record]] tables with strings, integers, floats, booleans, dates and arrays. Comment lines at the end bring the file to the exact size.
Which TOML features do the samples use?
A standard table, an array of tables, strings, integers, floats, booleans, dates and arrays.