RFC 7995 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
PDF Format for RFCs
Overview
RFC 7995, “PDF Format for RFCs”, is an Informational document published in December 2016 by T. Hansen, L. Masinter, M. Hardy. It has since been updated by RFC 9920. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses options and requirements for the PDF rendering of RFCs in the RFC Series, as outlined in RFC 6949. It also discusses the use of PDF for Internet-Drafts, and available or needed software tools for producing and working with PDF.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2016
- RFC 7994 Requirements for Plain-Text RFCs
- RFC 7996 SVG Drawings for RFCs: SVG 1.2 RFC
- RFC 7993 Cascading Style Sheets Requirements for RFCs
- RFC 7997 The Use of Non-ASCII Characters in RFCs
- RFC 7992 HTML Format for RFCs
- RFC 7998 "xml2rfc" Version 3 Preparation Tool Description
- RFC 7991 The "xml2rfc" Version 3 Vocabulary
- RFC 7999 BLACKHOLE Community