List of MIME Types

A reference table of common MIME types (now called media types) with their usual file extensions.

Where they are used

• The Content-Type response header tells the browser how to interpret the body.
• The Accept request header states the formats the client wants.
• The accept attribute on <input type="file"> filters the file picker.
• Static server config (Nginx, Apache) maps extensions to types.

Structure

type "/" subtype        e.g. application/json, image/svg+xml

application/octet-stream is the generic type for arbitrary binary data. Search by type, extension, or category.