Records and fields
01CSV organizes records as rows with comma-separated fields.
Related RFCs and changes
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Preserve field data
Do not silently strip meaningful spaces.
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RFC 4180 common CSV formatRFC 7111 §3
The later update defines row, column, and cell URI fragments for text/csv. It does not replace the CSV field quoting rules.
Read the updated RFC section ↗Records use CRLF in the documented common format; the final record may omit its ending CRLF.
- Records use CRLF in the documented common format; the final record may omit its ending CRLF.
- Each line should contain the same number of fields.
- Spaces are part of field data rather than automatically ignorable.
Examples are illustrative. Consult the linked RFC and its errata for implementation details.
Read the RFC section ↗Diagrams simplify the RFC. Read the linked sections for complete requirements.
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