MIME Types Reference
Common Internet media types (MIME) for setting Content-Type headers correctly.
Reference
Text
| Extension | MIME | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| .txt | text/plain | |
| .html | text/html | charset=utf-8 typical |
| .css | text/css | |
| .csv | text/csv | |
| .js | text/javascript | or application/javascript |
| .json | application/json | |
| .xml | application/xml | or text/xml |
| .yaml | application/yaml | IANA registered |
| .md | text/markdown |
Image
| Extension | MIME | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| .png | image/png | |
| .jpg / .jpeg | image/jpeg | |
| .gif | image/gif | |
| .webp | image/webp | |
| .avif | image/avif | |
| .svg | image/svg+xml | |
| .ico | image/vnd.microsoft.icon | or image/x-icon |
| .heic | image/heic |
Audio / Video
| Extension | MIME | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| .mp3 | audio/mpeg | |
| .wav | audio/wav | |
| .ogg | audio/ogg | |
| .flac | audio/flac | |
| .m4a | audio/mp4 | |
| .mp4 | video/mp4 | |
| .webm | video/webm | |
| .mov | video/quicktime |
Application / binary
| Extension | MIME | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| application/pdf | ||
| .zip | application/zip | |
| .gz | application/gzip | |
| .tar | application/x-tar | |
| .doc | application/msword | legacy |
| .docx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | |
| .xls | application/vnd.ms-excel | legacy |
| .xlsx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | |
| .form | multipart/form-data | HTML form uploads |
| .bin | application/octet-stream | generic binary / force download |
Fonts
| Extension | MIME |
|---|---|
| .ttf | font/ttf |
| .otf | font/otf |
| .woff | font/woff |
| .woff2 | font/woff2 |
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