Format
Rich Text Format
Summary
- Name
- Rich Text Format
- Version
- 1.5-1.6
- Identifiers
-
- MIME: text/rtf
- PUID: fmt/50
- Apple Uniform Type Identifier: public.rtf
- Format type
- Word Processor
- Family
- Rich Text Format
- Disclosure
- Full
- Description
- 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. RTF version 1.5 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 97, and introduced partially Unicode support.
- File extensions
-
rtf - Source
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Relationships
- Has lower priority than
- Has priority over
- Is previous version of
- Is subsequent version of
Internal signatures
RTF 1.5 - 1.6 (generic)
- Note
- \rtf control word, \ansicpg control word
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- None
- Byte Sequence
7B5C7274(66|6631){0-1}5C(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
Updated in V65
- Release date
- 25 October 2012
Rich Text Format 1.5-1.6: Renamed from Rich Text Format 1.5. Signature refined through PRONOM Research.