MIME Types Reference

Overview

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) types identify the format of data transmitted over the internet. They are used in HTTP Content-Type headers, email attachments, and file handling. The format is type/subtype, optionally with parameters like charset=utf-8.

Text Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`text/plain`	`.txt`	Plain text
`text/html`	`.html`, `.htm`	HTML document
`text/css`	`.css`	CSS stylesheet
`text/javascript`	`.js`, `.mjs`	JavaScript
`text/csv`	`.csv`	Comma-separated values
`text/xml`	`.xml`	XML document
`text/markdown`	`.md`	Markdown
`text/calendar`	`.ics`	iCalendar
`text/vcard`	`.vcf`	vCard contact
`text/tab-separated-values`	`.tsv`	Tab-separated values

Application Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`application/json`	`.json`	JSON data
`application/xml`	`.xml`	XML data
`application/pdf`	`.pdf`	PDF document
`application/zip`	`.zip`	ZIP archive
`application/gzip`	`.gz`	Gzip archive
`application/x-tar`	`.tar`	Tar archive
`application/x-7z-compressed`	`.7z`	7-Zip archive
`application/x-rar-compressed`	`.rar`	RAR archive
`application/octet-stream`	(binary)	Generic binary data
`application/javascript`	`.js`	JavaScript (legacy)
`application/typescript`	`.ts`	TypeScript
`application/wasm`	`.wasm`	WebAssembly
`application/graphql`	`.graphql`	GraphQL query
`application/ld+json`	`.jsonld`	JSON-LD
`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`	—	Form data (URL encoded)
`application/x-httpd-php`	`.php`	PHP script
`application/sql`	`.sql`	SQL query
`application/rtf`	`.rtf`	Rich Text Format
`application/yaml`	`.yaml`, `.yml`	YAML
`application/toml`	`.toml`	TOML

Image Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`image/jpeg`	`.jpg`, `.jpeg`	JPEG image
`image/png`	`.png`	PNG image
`image/gif`	`.gif`	GIF image
`image/webp`	`.webp`	WebP image
`image/avif`	`.avif`	AVIF image
`image/svg+xml`	`.svg`	SVG vector image
`image/x-icon`	`.ico`	ICO icon
`image/bmp`	`.bmp`	Bitmap image
`image/tiff`	`.tiff`, `.tif`	TIFF image
`image/heic`	`.heic`	HEIC image (Apple)
`image/heif`	`.heif`	HEIF image
`image/apng`	`.apng`	Animated PNG
`image/jxl`	`.jxl`	JPEG XL

Audio Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`audio/mpeg`	`.mp3`	MP3 audio
`audio/wav`	`.wav`	WAV audio
`audio/ogg`	`.ogg`, `.oga`	Ogg audio
`audio/webm`	`.weba`	WebM audio
`audio/aac`	`.aac`	AAC audio
`audio/flac`	`.flac`	FLAC lossless audio
`audio/midi`	`.mid`, `.midi`	MIDI audio
`audio/opus`	`.opus`	Opus audio
`audio/mp4`	`.m4a`	MP4 audio

Video Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`video/mp4`	`.mp4`	MP4 video
`video/webm`	`.webm`	WebM video
`video/ogg`	`.ogv`	Ogg video
`video/mpeg`	`.mpeg`	MPEG video
`video/quicktime`	`.mov`	QuickTime video
`video/x-msvideo`	`.avi`	AVI video
`video/x-matroska`	`.mkv`	Matroska video
`video/x-flv`	`.flv`	Flash video
`video/3gpp`	`.3gp`	3GPP video

Font Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`font/woff`	`.woff`	WOFF font
`font/woff2`	`.woff2`	WOFF2 font
`font/ttf`	`.ttf`	TrueType font
`font/otf`	`.otf`	OpenType font
`font/collection`	`.ttc`	TrueType Collection

Multipart Types

MIME Type	Usage	Description
`multipart/form-data`	File uploads	Form data with file attachments
`multipart/byteranges`	Partial content	Range responses
`multipart/mixed`	Email	Mixed content email
`multipart/alternative`	Email	Alternative representations

Office Document Types

MIME Type	Extension	Description
`application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet`	`.xlsx`	Excel spreadsheet
`application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document`	`.docx`	Word document
`application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation`	`.pptx`	PowerPoint presentation
`application/vnd.ms-excel`	`.xls`	Excel (legacy)
`application/msword`	`.doc`	Word (legacy)
`application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text`	`.odt`	OpenDocument text
`application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet`	`.ods`	OpenDocument spreadsheet