5 KB XLSX sample
An XLSX file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Excel workbook (Office Open XML) 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 XLSX file.
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sample-xlsx-5kb.xlsx
5 KB5,120 bytes
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- Type
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
- SHA-256
73fcffe2b27ad5a0644bea0060e05ddef7a104778c613c546bc6394f6823fbe2- Delivery
- Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).
What is in this file
One worksheet with a bold, frozen header row and 0 rows of fictional orders: text, dates, numbers and a formula in every row. 1,443 bytes of text in the workbook description property bring the file to the exact size.
| Sheets | 1 (Orders) |
|---|---|
| Data rows | 0 |
| Columns | 9 |
| Formulas | 0 (total = quantity × unit price) |
| Frozen panes | Header row |
| Macros | None |
| Container | ZIP (Office Open XML) |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-xlsx-5kb.xlsx as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The XLSX signature is 50 4B 03 04.
00000000 50 4b 03 04 14 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 21 5c 19 27 |PK..........!\.'|
00000010 be 30 61 01 00 00 96 03 00 00 13 00 00 00 5b 43 |.0a...........[C|
00000020 6f 6e 74 65 6e 74 5f 54 79 70 65 73 5d 2e 78 6d |ontent_Types].xm|
00000030 6c b2 b1 af c8 cd 51 28 4b 2d 2a ce cc cf b3 55 |l.....Q(K-*....U|Preview
XLSX files cannot be shown in a browser. Download the file and open it in an application that reads XLSX, such as Microsoft Excel.
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:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Browser cookies | 4,096 bytes per cookie | 5 KB does not fit in one cookie. |
| Vite asset inlining | 4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit) | A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64. |
| nginx and Apache request headers | 8 KB per header line by default | 5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not. |
Use this file for
- Checking thumbnail and icon handling
- Verifying formula handling
- Load-testing importers with many rows
Testing notes for XLSX
- A date cell is a number with a format; importers that ignore the format show values such as 45123 instead of a date.
- Reading a large workbook with a DOM-style library can use many times the file size in memory. Test with the 5 MB and 10 MB samples and prefer streaming readers.
Technical details
| File name | sample-xlsx-5kb.xlsx |
|---|---|
| Format | XLSX (Excel workbook (Office Open XML)) |
| Extension | .xlsx |
| MIME type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet |
| Size | 5,120 bytes (5 KB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 50 4B 03 04 |
| SHA-256 | 73fcffe2b27ad5a0644bea0060e05ddef7a104778c613c546bc6394f6823fbe2 |
| 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 | Spreadsheets |
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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 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 XLSX file?
- One worksheet with a bold, frozen header row and 0 rows of fictional orders: text, dates, numbers and a formula in every row. 1,443 bytes of text in the workbook description property bring the file to the exact size.
- How many rows are in the 10 MB XLSX sample?
- The exact row count is listed on each download page. Because XLSX is compressed, a 10 MB workbook holds a few hundred thousand rows.