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.. _abi_packed_mode:
+Strict Encoding Mode
+====================
+
+Strict encoding mode is the mode that leads to exactly the same encoding as defined in the formal specification above.
+This means offsets have to be as small as possible while still not creating overlaps in the data areas and thus no gaps are
+allowed.
+
+Usually, ABI decoders are written in a straigthforward way just following offset pointers, but some decoders
+might enforce strict mode. The Solidity ABI decoder currently does not enforce strict mode, but the encoder
+always creates data in strict mode.
+
Non-standard Packed Mode
========================