626 Rich Text Format 1.0-1.4 RTF (1.0) Rich Text Format Word Processor Full Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. Text 1 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives 11 Mar 2005 25 Oct 2012 application/rtf MIME fmt/45 PUID public.rtf Apple Uniform Type Identifier text/rtf MIME rtf File extension 30 RTF 1.0 - 1.4 (generic) \rtf control word 1 Absolute from BOF 0 7B5C7274(66|6631)5C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361) Has lower priority than 631 Rich Text Format Has lower priority than 633 Rich Text Format Has lower priority than 753 Rich Text Format Has lower priority than 1101 Rich Text Format Is previous version of 627 Rich Text Format