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RAR signature (Rar!\x1a\x07)
A RAR archive begins with 'Rar!' (52 61 72 21) followed by 0x1A 0x07. RAR 1.5-4.x append a single 0x00 (7 bytes total); RAR 5.0+ append 0x01 0x00 (8 bytes total).
magic kind signature status proprietary verification verified tier C file-signature@1
aka: RAR magic · Rar!
file signature
magic: 52 61 72 21 1A 07 @ offset 0
ascii: Rar!\x1a\x07
.rar application/vnd.rar
spec: RARLAB RAR archive format technote
- RAR 1.5-4.x: 52 61 72 21 1A 07 00 (7 bytes).
- RAR 5.0+: 52 61 72 21 1A 07 01 00 (8 bytes).
- RAR is a proprietary format; only extraction (unrar) is openly documented.
provenance
- source: https://www.rarlab.com/technote.htm
- version: RARLAB RAR 5.0 archive format technote (signature 'Rar!\x1a\x07\x01\x00')
- retrieved: 2026-05-29 · updated: 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z
per-fact attribution:
agent: curl -H 'accept: application/json' wire.phall.io/magic/rar
or /magic/rar.json