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MIME Types

Browse common MIME types with clear explanations, file extensions, examples, and developer notes.

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application/json

Standard MIME type for JSON data used in APIs, web apps, and structured responses.

application/ld+json

MIME type for JSON-LD, commonly used for structured data and SEO markup.

application/xml

MIME type for XML documents and structured machine-readable data.

Text-based XML MIME type sometimes used for XML documents and feeds.

Standard MIME type for HTML documents rendered by web browsers.

Basic MIME type for plain text content without formatting.

Standard MIME type for Cascading Style Sheets used to style web pages.

application/javascript

Common MIME type for JavaScript files used in browsers and web apps.

text/javascript

Legacy but still commonly seen MIME type for JavaScript files.

application/x-javascript

Legacy non-standard JavaScript MIME type still seen in older systems and outdated server configurations.

Web AssetDeprecated

application/pdf

Standard MIME type for PDF documents.

application/octet-stream

Generic MIME type for arbitrary binary data when a more specific type is not known.

application/zip

Standard MIME type for ZIP archive files.

application/gzip

MIME type for GZIP-compressed files.

application/x-gzip

Legacy GZIP MIME type still seen in older environments and server configurations.

ArchiveDeprecated

application/x-tar

MIME type for TAR archive files.

Standard MIME type for PNG raster images with lossless compression.

Standard MIME type for JPEG images, commonly used for photos.

MIME type for GIF images, including animated GIFs.

Modern image MIME type designed for smaller file sizes and good web performance.

Modern high-efficiency image MIME type based on the AV1 codec.

MIME type for SVG vector graphics written in XML.

Common MIME type for favicon ICO files.

image/vnd.microsoft.icon

Official MIME type for ICO icon files used by browsers and Windows environments.

Standard MIME type for MP3 audio files.

MIME type for WAV audio files, often uncompressed.

MIME type for OGG audio containers, often used with Vorbis or Opus codecs.

Standard MIME type for MP4 video files.

MIME type for WebM video files optimized for the web.

MIME type for OGG video containers.

multipart/form-data

MIME type used when submitting forms that include files or mixed fields.

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Traditional MIME type for HTML form submissions encoded as key-value pairs.

MIME type for WOFF web font files.

Modern compressed MIME type for WOFF2 web font files.

MIME type for TrueType font files.

MIME type for OpenType font files.

application/rss+xml

MIME type for RSS feeds used for blog and content syndication.

application/atom+xml

MIME type for Atom feeds used in content syndication.

application/vnd.ms-excel

Legacy MIME type for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files.

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Standard MIME type for modern Excel XLSX spreadsheet files.

Standard MIME type for comma-separated values files.

application/msword

Legacy MIME type for Microsoft Word DOC documents.

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Standard MIME type for modern Microsoft Word DOCX documents.

application/wasm

MIME type for WebAssembly binary modules used in modern web applications.