MIME Types List — Complete Reference
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) types tell browsers and servers what kind of file is being transferred. Every HTTP response includes a Content-Type header with the MIME type.
📄 Text
| Extension | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .html | text/html | HTML web pages |
| .css | text/css | CSS stylesheets |
| .txt | text/plain | Plain text files |
| .csv | text/csv | Comma-separated values |
| .xml | text/xml | XML documents |
| .md | text/markdown | Markdown files |
🖼️ Images
| Extension | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .jpg/.jpeg | image/jpeg | JPEG photographs |
| .png | image/png | PNG images |
| .webp | image/webp | WebP images |
| .gif | image/gif | GIF animations |
| .svg | image/svg+xml | SVG vector graphics |
| .ico | image/x-icon | Website favicons |
🎵 Audio
| Extension | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .mp3 | audio/mpeg | MP3 audio |
| .wav | audio/wav | WAV audio |
| .ogg | audio/ogg | OGG audio (open source) |
| .aac | audio/aac | AAC audio |
| .flac | audio/flac | FLAC lossless audio |
🎬 Video
| Extension | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .mp4 | video/mp4 | MP4 video (H.264) |
| .webm | video/webm | WebM video (open web) |
| .mov | video/quicktime | QuickTime video |
| .avi | video/x-msvideo | AVI video |
📦 Application
| Extension | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .json | application/json | JSON data |
| application/pdf | PDF documents | |
| .zip | application/zip | ZIP archives |
| .docx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | Microsoft Word |
| .xlsx | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Microsoft Excel |
| .js | application/javascript | JavaScript files |
| .wasm | application/wasm | WebAssembly binary |
| .bin | application/octet-stream | Generic binary data |