10 KB GIF sample file
A GIF file of exactly 10,240 bytes. It is a valid Graphics Interchange Format file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser.
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sample-gif-10kb.gif
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- Type
- image/gif
- SHA-256
5d86a725610b8418dff7c31f1f2e33047dd86bf8b26c7675ee5bad0bd8efc41d- Direct URL
https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/gif/sample-gif-10kb.gif
What is in this file
A looping 64 × 48 animation of 7 LZW-compressed frames; the last frame repaints only the top of the canvas. 76 bytes of GIF comment extension bring the file to the exact size.
| Dimensions | 64 × 48 px |
|---|---|
| Frames | 7 |
| Frame delay | 80 ms |
| Loop | Forever |
| Colours | 256 (global colour table) |
| Version | GIF89a |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-gif-10kb.gif as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The GIF signature is 47 49 46 38 39 61.
00000000 47 49 46 38 39 61 40 00 30 00 f7 00 00 00 00 00 |GIF89a@.0.......|
00000010 00 00 33 00 00 66 00 00 99 00 00 cc 00 00 ff 00 |..3..f..........|
00000020 33 00 00 33 33 00 33 66 00 33 99 00 33 cc 00 33 |3..33.3f.3..3..3|
00000030 ff 00 66 00 00 66 33 00 66 66 00 66 99 00 66 cc |..f..f3.ff.f..f.|Preview
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Where 10 KB matters
A 10,240-byte file that still arrives in the first round trip of a new connection. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| TCP initial congestion window | About 14.6 KB (10 segments) | A 10 KB response fits in the first flight of packets; the 25 KB sample does not. |
| nginx and Apache request headers | 8 KB per header line by default | Data this large must go in the request body. |
| webpack asset modules | 8 KB by default | Assets over the threshold are emitted as files instead of data URIs. |
Use this file for
- Checking thumbnail and icon handling
- Testing avatar and reaction uploads
- Testing whether image pipelines preserve animation
Testing notes for GIF
- Many resizing libraries silently keep only the first frame of an animated GIF.
- Animated GIFs are large for what they show; a few seconds can reach several megabytes, so they hit size limits early.
Technical details
| File name | sample-gif-10kb.gif |
|---|---|
| Format | GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) |
| Extension | .gif |
| MIME type | image/gif |
| Size | 10,240 bytes (10 KB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 47 49 46 38 39 61 |
| SHA-256 | 5d86a725610b8418dff7c31f1f2e33047dd86bf8b26c7675ee5bad0bd8efc41d |
| Created | 2026-10-10 |
| Validation | Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated |
| Preview | Available on this page |
| Source | Generated for this site; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | Images |
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 10 KB?
- Yes. It is 10,240 bytes, which is 10 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
- What is inside the 10 KB GIF file?
- A looping 64 × 48 animation of 7 LZW-compressed frames; the last frame repaints only the top of the canvas. 76 bytes of GIF comment extension bring the file to the exact size.
- Are the sample GIFs animated?
- Yes. They loop forever at about 12 frames per second. The frame count for each size is shown on its download page.