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MIME types reference

Updated 2026-02-14

Common MIME types and Content-Type values for web development. Application, text, image, font, and more.

Application

application/json JSON. application/javascript, application/ecmascript JS (prefer text/javascript). application/xml XML. application/pdf PDF. application/zip ZIP. application/gzip gzip. application/octet-stream binary. application/x-www-form-urlencoded form data. application/wasm WebAssembly. application/manifest+json PWA manifest. application/ld+json JSON-LD. application/jwt JWT. application/graphql GraphQL. application/sql SQL.

Text

text/html HTML. text/plain plain text. text/css CSS. text/javascript JavaScript (recommended). text/csv CSV. text/markdown Markdown. text/event-stream SSE. text/calendar iCalendar.

Image and font

image/png, image/jpeg, image/gif, image/webp, image/svg+xml, image/avif, image/x-icon (favicon). font/woff, font/woff2, font/ttf, font/otf.

Audio, video, multipart

audio/mpeg MP3. audio/wav, audio/ogg, audio/webm. video/mp4, video/webm, video/ogg. multipart/form-data file uploads. multipart/byteranges partial content (206).

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