MIME types tell browsers how to handle specific extensions. For example, the text/html MIME type equates to .htm, .html, and .shtml extensions on most servers, and this tells your browser to interpret all files with those extensions as HTML files. You can alter or add new MIME types specifically for your site (note that you can not alter the system defined MIME type values). MIME types are often used to handle new technologies as they appear. When WAP technology first appeared no one had these extensions set up on their server. With MIME types, however, you could have set it up yourself and begun serving WAP pages immediately.
| System MIME Types | |
| MIME Type | Extension(s) |
| application/andrew-inset | ez |
| application/atom+xml | atom |
| application/atomcat+xml | atomcat |
| application/atomsvc+xml | atomsvc |
| application/ccxml+xml | ccxml |
| application/cgi | cgi |
| application/davmount+xml | davmount |
| application/ecmascript | ecma |
| application/font-tdpfr | pfr |
| application/hyperstudio | stk |
| application/javascript | js |
| application/json | json |
| application/mac-binhex40 | hqx |
| application/mac-compactpro | cpt |
| application/marc | mrc |
| application/mathematica | ma nb mb |
| application/mathml+xml | mathml |
| application/mbox | mbox |
| application/mediaservercontrol+xml | mscml |
| application/mp4 | mp4s |
| application/msword | doc dot |
| application/mxf | mxf |
| application/octet-stream | bin dms lha lzh class so iso dmg dist distz pkg bpk dump elc |
| application/oda | oda |
| application/ogg | ogg |
| application/pdf | pdf |
| application/perl | pl plx ppl perl pm |
| application/pgp-encrypted | pgp |
| application/pgp-signature | asc sig |
| application/pics-rules | prf |
| application/pkcs10 | p10 |
| application/pkcs7-mime | p7m p7c |
| application/pkcs7-signature | p7s |
| application/pkix-cert | cer |
| application/pkix-crl | crl |
| application/pkix-pkipath | pkipath |
| application/pkixcmp | pki |
| application/pls+xml | pls |
| application/postscript | ai eps ps |
| application/prs.cww | cww |
| application/rdf+xml | rdf |
| application/reginfo+xml | rif |
| application/relax-ng-compact-syntax | rnc |
| application/resource-lists+xml | rl |
| application/rls-services+xml | rs |
| application/rsd+xml | rsd |
| application/rss+xml | rss |
| application/rtf | rtf |
| application/ruby | rb |
| application/sbml+xml | sbml |
| application/scvp-cv-request | scq |
| application/scvp-cv-response | scs |
| application/scvp-vp-request | spq |
| application/scvp-vp-response | spp |
| application/sdp | sdp |
| application/set-payment-initiation | setpay |
| application/set-registration-initiation | setreg |
| application/shf+xml | shf |
| application/smil+xml | smi smil |
| application/sparql-query | rq |
| application/sparql-results+xml | srx |
| application/srgs | gram |
| application/srgs+xml | grxml |
| application/ssml+xml | ssml |
| application/vnd.3gpp.pic-bw-large | plb |
| application/vnd.3gpp.pic-bw-small | psb |
| application/vnd.3gpp.pic-bw-var | pvb |
| application/vnd.3gpp2.tcap | tcap |
| application/vnd.3m.post-it-notes | pwn |
| application/vnd.accpac.simply.aso | aso |
| application/vnd.accpac.simply.imp | imp |
| application/vnd.acucobol | acu |
| application/vnd.acucorp | atc acutc |
| application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml | xdp |
| application/vnd.adobe.xfdf | xfdf |
| application/vnd.amiga.ami | ami |
| application/vnd.anser-web-certificate-issue-initiation | cii |
| application/vnd.anser-web-funds-transfer-initiation | fti |
| application/vnd.antix.game-component | atx |
| application/vnd.apple.installer+xml | mpkg |
| application/vnd.audiograph | aep |
| application/vnd.blueice.multipass | mpm |
| application/vnd.bmi | bmi |
| application/vnd.businessobjects | rep |
| application/vnd.chemdraw+xml | cdxml |
| application/vnd.chipnuts.karaoke-mmd | mmd |
| application/vnd.cinderella | cdy |
| application/vnd.claymore | cla |
| application/vnd.clonk.c4group | c4g c4d c4f c4p c4u |
| application/vnd.commonspace | csp cst |
| application/vnd.contact.cmsg | cdbcmsg |
| application/vnd.cosmocaller | cmc |
| application/vnd.crick.clicker | clkx |
| application/vnd.crick.clicker.keyboard | clkk |
| application/vnd.crick.clicker.palette | clkp |
| application/vnd.crick.clicker.template | clkt |
| application/vnd.crick.clicker.wordbank | clkw |
| application/vnd.criticaltools.wbs+xml | wbs |
| application/vnd.ctc-posml | pml |
| application/vnd.cups-ppd | ppd |
| application/vnd.curl | curl |
| application/vnd.data-vision.rdz | rdz |
| application/vnd.denovo.fcselayout-link | fe_launch |
| application/vnd.dna | dna |
| application/vnd.dolby.mlp | mlp |
| application/vnd.dpgraph | dpg |
| application/vnd.dreamfactory | dfac |
| application/vnd.ecowin.chart | mag |
| application/vnd.enliven | nml |
| application/vnd.epson.esf | esf |
| application/vnd.epson.msf | msf |
| application/vnd.epson.quickanime | qam |
| application/vnd.epson.salt | slt |
| application/vnd.epson.ssf | ssf |
| application/vnd.eszigno3+xml | es3 et3 |
| application/vnd.ezpix-album | ez2 |
| application/vnd.ezpix-package | ez3 |
| application/vnd.fdf | fdf |
| application/vnd.flographit | gph |
| application/vnd.fluxtime.clip | ftc |
| application/vnd.framemaker | fm frame maker |
| application/vnd.frogans.fnc | fnc |
| application/vnd.frogans.ltf | ltf |
| application/vnd.fsc.weblaunch | fsc |
| application/vnd.fujitsu.oasys | oas |
| application/vnd.fujitsu.oasys2 | oa2 |
| application/vnd.fujitsu.oasys3 | oa3 |
| application/vnd.fujitsu.oasysgp | fg5 |
| application/vnd.fujitsu.oasysprs | bh2 |
| application/vnd.fujixerox.ddd | ddd |
| application/vnd.fujixerox.docuworks | xdw |
| application/vnd.fujixerox.docuworks.binder | xbd |
| application/vnd.fuzzysheet | fzs |
| application/vnd.genomatix.tuxedo | txd |
| application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml | kml |
| application/vnd.google-earth.kmz | kmz |
| application/vnd.grafeq | gqf gqs |
| application/vnd.groove-account | gac |
| application/vnd.groove-help | ghf |
| application/vnd.groove-identity-message | gim |
| application/vnd.groove-injector | grv |
| application/vnd.groove-tool-message | gtm |
| application/vnd.groove-tool-template | tpl |
| application/vnd.groove-vcard | vcg |
| application/vnd.handheld-entertainment+xml | zmm |
| application/vnd.hbci | hbci |
| application/vnd.hhe.lesson-player | les |
| application/vnd.hp-hpgl | hpgl |
| application/vnd.hp-hpid | hpid |
| application/vnd.hp-hps | hps |
| application/vnd.hp-jlyt | jlt |
| application/vnd.hp-pcl | pcl |
| application/vnd.hp-pclxl | pclxl |
| application/vnd.hzn-3d-crossword | x3d |
| application/vnd.ibm.minipay | mpy |
| application/vnd.ibm.modcap | afp listafp list3820 |
| application/vnd.ibm.rights-management | irm |
| application/vnd.ibm.secure-container | sc |
| application/vnd.igloader | igl |
| application/vnd.immervision-ivp | ivp |
| application/vnd.immervision-ivu | ivu |
| application/vnd.intercon.formnet | xpw xpx |
| application/vnd.intu.qbo | qbo |
| application/vnd.intu.qfx | qfx |
| application/vnd.ipunplugged.rcprofile | rcprofile |
| application/vnd.irepository.package+xml | irp |
| application/vnd.is-xpr | xpr |
| application/vnd.jam | jam |
| application/vnd.jcp.javame.midlet-rms | rms |
| application/vnd.jisp | jisp |
| application/vnd.joost.joda-archive | joda |
| application/vnd.kahootz | ktz ktr |
| application/vnd.kde.karbon | karbon |
| application/vnd.kde.kchart | chrt |
| application/vnd.kde.kformula | kfo |
| application/vnd.kde.kivio | flw |
| application/vnd.kde.kontour | kon |
| application/vnd.kde.kpresenter | kpr kpt |
| application/vnd.kde.kspread | ksp |
| application/vnd.kde.kword | kwd kwt |
| application/vnd.kenameaapp | htke |
| application/vnd.kidspiration | kia |
| application/vnd.kinar | kne knp |
| application/vnd.koan | skp skd skt skm |
| application/vnd.llamagraphics.life-balance.desktop | lbd |
| application/vnd.llamagraphics.life-balance.exchange+xml | lbe |
| application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3 | 123 |
| application/vnd.lotus-approach | apr |
| application/vnd.lotus-freelance | pre |
| application/vnd.lotus-notes | nsf |
| application/vnd.lotus-organizer | org |
| application/vnd.lotus-screencam | scm |
| application/vnd.lotus-wordpro | lwp |
| application/vnd.macports.portpkg | portpkg |
| application/vnd.mcd | mcd |
| application/vnd.medcalcdata | mc1 |
| application/vnd.mediastation.cdkey | cdkey |
| application/vnd.mfer | mwf |
| application/vnd.mfmp | mfm |
| application/vnd.micrografx.flo | flo |
| application/vnd.micrografx.igx | igx |
| application/vnd.mif | mif |
| application/vnd.mobius.daf | daf |
| application/vnd.mobius.dis | dis |
| application/vnd.mobius.mbk | mbk |
| application/vnd.mobius.mqy | mqy |
| application/vnd.mobius.msl | msl |
| application/vnd.mobius.plc | plc |
| application/vnd.mobius.txf | txf |
| application/vnd.mophun.application | mpn |
| application/vnd.mophun.certificate | mpc |
| application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml | xul |
| application/vnd.ms-artgalry | cil |
| application/vnd.ms-asf | asf |
| application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed | cab |
| application/vnd.ms-excel | xls xlm xla xlc xlt xlw |
| application/vnd.ms-fontobject | eot |
| application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp | chm |
| application/vnd.ms-ims | ims |
| application/vnd.ms-lrm | lrm |
| application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | ppt pps pot |
| application/vnd.ms-project | mpp mpt |
| application/vnd.ms-works | wps wks wcm wdb |
| application/vnd.ms-wpl | wpl |
| application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument | xps |
| application/vnd.mseq | mseq |
| application/vnd.musician | mus |
| application/vnd.muvee.style | msty |
| application/vnd.neurolanguage.nlu | nlu |
| application/vnd.noblenet-directory | nnd |
| application/vnd.noblenet-sealer | nns |
| application/vnd.noblenet-web | nnw |
| application/vnd.nokia.n-gage.data | ngdat |
| application/vnd.nokia.n-gage.symbian.install | n-gage |
| application/vnd.nokia.radio-preset | rpst |
| application/vnd.nokia.radio-presets | rpss |
| application/vnd.novadigm.edm | edm |
| application/vnd.novadigm.edx | edx |
| application/vnd.novadigm.ext | ext |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart | odc |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart-template | otc |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula | odf |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula-template | otf |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics | odg |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template | otg |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.image | odi |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.image-template | oti |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | odp |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template | otp |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | ods |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template | ots |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | odt |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master | otm |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template | ott |
| application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-web | oth |
| application/vnd.olpc-sugar | xo |
| application/vnd.oma.dd2+xml | dd2 |
| application/vnd.openofficeorg.extension | oxt |
| application/vnd.osgi.dp | dp |
| application/vnd.palm | prc pdb pqa oprc |
| application/vnd.pg.format | str |
| application/vnd.pg.osasli | ei6 |
| application/vnd.picsel | efif |
| application/vnd.pocketlearn | plf |
| application/vnd.powerbuilder6 | pbd |
| application/vnd.previewsystems.box | box |
| application/vnd.proteus.magazine | mgz |
| application/vnd.publishare-delta-tree | qps |
| application/vnd.pvi.ptid1 | ptid |
| application/vnd.quark.quarkxpress | qxd qxt qwd qwt qxl qxb |
| application/vnd.recordare.musicxml | mxl |
| application/vnd.rn-realmedia | rm |
| application/vnd.seemail | see |
| application/vnd.sema | sema |
| application/vnd.semd | semd |
| application/vnd.semf | semf |
| application/vnd.shana.informed.formdata | ifm |
| application/vnd.shana.informed.formtemplate | itp |
| application/vnd.shana.informed.interchange | iif |
| application/vnd.shana.informed.package | ipk |
| application/vnd.simtech-mindmapper | twd twds |
| application/vnd.smaf | mmf |
| application/vnd.solent.sdkm+xml | sdkm sdkd |
| application/vnd.spotfire.dxp | dxp |
| application/vnd.spotfire.sfs | sfs |
| application/vnd.sus-calendar | sus susp |
| application/vnd.svd | svd |
| application/vnd.syncml+xml | xsm |
| application/vnd.syncml.dm+wbxml | bdm |
| application/vnd.syncml.dm+xml | xdm |
| application/vnd.tao.intent-module-archive | tao |
| application/vnd.tmobile-livetv | tmo |
| application/vnd.trid.tpt | tpt |
| application/vnd.triscape.mxs | mxs |
| application/vnd.trueapp | tra |
| application/vnd.ufdl | ufd ufdl |
| application/vnd.uiq.theme | utz |
| application/vnd.umajin | umj |
| application/vnd.unity | unityweb |
| application/vnd.uoml+xml | uoml |
| application/vnd.vcx | vcx |
| application/vnd.visio | vsd vst vss vsw |
| application/vnd.visionary | vis |
| application/vnd.vsf | vsf |
| application/vnd.wap.wbxml | wbxml |
| application/vnd.wap.wmlc | .wmlc wmlc |
| application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc | .wmlsc wmlsc |
| application/vnd.webturbo | wtb |
| application/vnd.wordperfect | wpd |
| application/vnd.wqd | wqd |
| application/vnd.wt.stf | stf |
| application/vnd.xara | xar |
| application/vnd.xfdl | xfdl |
| application/vnd.yamaha.hv-dic | hvd |
| application/vnd.yamaha.hv-script | hvs |
| application/vnd.yamaha.hv-voice | hvp |
| application/vnd.yamaha.smaf-audio | saf |
| application/vnd.yamaha.smaf-phrase | spf |
| application/vnd.yellowriver-custom-menu | cmp |
| application/vnd.zzazz.deck+xml | zaz |
| application/voicexml+xml | vxml |
| application/winhlp | hlp |
| application/wsdl+xml | wsdl |
| application/wspolicy+xml | wspolicy |
| application/x-ace-compressed | ace |
| application/x-bcpio | bcpio |
| application/x-bittorrent | torrent |
| application/x-bzip | bz |
| application/x-bzip2 | bz2 boz |
| application/x-cdlink | vcd |
| application/x-chat | chat |
| application/x-chess-pgn | pgn |
| application/x-compress | .Z |
| application/x-cpio | cpio |
| application/x-csh | csh |
| application/x-director | dcr dir dxr fgd |
| application/x-dvi | dvi |
| application/x-futuresplash | spl |
| application/x-gtar | gtar |
| application/x-gzip | .gz .tgz |
| application/x-hdf | hdf |
| application/x-httpd-php | php php3 php4 php5 php6 |
| application/x-httpd-php-source | phps |
| application/x-img | img |
| application/x-latex | latex |
| application/x-ms-wmd | wmd |
| application/x-ms-wmz | wmz |
| application/x-msaccess | mdb |
| application/x-msbinder | obd |
| application/x-mscardfile | crd |
| application/x-msclip | clp |
| application/x-msdownload | exe dll com bat msi |
| application/x-msmediaview | mvb m13 m14 |
| application/x-msmetafile | wmf |
| application/x-msmoney | mny |
| application/x-mspublisher | pub |
| application/x-msschedule | scd |
| application/x-msterminal | trm |
| application/x-mswrite | wri |
| application/x-netcdf | nc cdf |
| application/x-pkcs12 | p12 pfx |
| application/x-pkcs7-certificates | p7b spc |
| application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp | p7r |
| application/x-pkcs7-crl | .crl |
| application/x-rar-compressed | rar |
| application/x-sh | sh |
| application/x-shar | shar |
| application/x-shockwave-flash | swf |
| application/x-stuffit | sit |
| application/x-stuffitx | sitx |
| application/x-sv4cpio | sv4cpio |
| application/x-sv4crc | sv4crc |
| application/x-tar | .tgz tar |
| application/x-tcl | tcl |
| application/x-tex | tex |
| application/x-texinfo | texinfo texi |
| application/x-ustar | ustar |
| application/x-wais-source | src |
| application/x-x509-ca-cert | .crt der crt |
| application/xenc+xml | xenc |
| application/xhtml+xml | xhtml xht |
| application/xml | xml xsl |
| application/xml-dtd | dtd |
| application/xop+xml | xop |
| application/xslt+xml | xslt |
| application/xspf+xml | xspf |
| application/xv+xml | mxml xhvml xvml xvm |
| application/zip | zip |
| audio/basic | au snd |
| audio/midi | mid midi kar rmi |
| audio/mp4 | mp4a m4p m4a mp4 |
| audio/mpeg | mpga mp2 mp2a mp3 m2a m3a |
| audio/vnd.digital-winds | eol |
| audio/vnd.lucent.voice | lvp |
| audio/vnd.nuera.ecelp4800 | ecelp4800 |
| audio/vnd.nuera.ecelp7470 | ecelp7470 |
| audio/vnd.nuera.ecelp9600 | ecelp9600 |
| audio/wav | wav |
| audio/x-aiff | aif aiff aifc |
| audio/x-mpegurl | m3u |
| audio/x-ms-wax | wax |
| audio/x-ms-wma | wma |
| audio/x-pn-realaudio | ram ra |
| audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin | rmp |
| audio/x-wav | wav |
| chemical/x-cdx | cdx |
| chemical/x-cif | cif |
| chemical/x-cmdf | cmdf |
| chemical/x-cml | cml |
| chemical/x-csml | csml |
| chemical/x-pdb | pdb |
| chemical/x-xyz | xyz |
| image/bmp | bmp |
| image/cgm | cgm |
| image/g3fax | g3 |
| image/gif | gif |
| image/ief | ief |
| image/jpeg | jpeg jpg jpe |
| image/png | png |
| image/prs.btif | btif |
| image/svg+xml | svg svgz |
| image/tiff | tiff tif |
| image/vnd.adobe.photoshop | psd |
| image/vnd.djvu | djvu djv |
| image/vnd.dwg | dwg |
| image/vnd.dxf | dxf |
| image/vnd.fastbidsheet | fbs |
| image/vnd.fpx | fpx |
| image/vnd.fst | fst |
| image/vnd.fujixerox.edmics-mmr | mmr |
| image/vnd.fujixerox.edmics-rlc | rlc |
| image/vnd.ms-modi | mdi |
| image/vnd.net-fpx | npx |
| image/vnd.wap.wbmp | .wbmp wbmp |
| image/vnd.xiff | xif |
| image/x-cmu-raster | ras |
| image/x-cmx | cmx |
| image/x-icon | ico |
| image/x-pcx | pcx |
| image/x-pict | pic pct |
| image/x-portable-anymap | pnm |
| image/x-portable-bitmap | pbm |
| image/x-portable-graymap | pgm |
| image/x-portable-pixmap | ppm |
| image/x-rgb | rgb |
| image/x-xbitmap | xbm |
| image/x-xpixmap | xpm |
| image/x-xwindowdump | xwd |
| message/rfc822 | eml mime |
| model/iges | igs iges |
| model/mesh | msh mesh silo |
| model/vnd.dwf | dwf |
| model/vnd.gdl | gdl |
| model/vnd.gtw | gtw |
| model/vnd.mts | mts |
| model/vnd.vtu | vtu |
| model/vrml | wrl vrml |
| text/calendar | ics ifb |
| text/css | css |
| text/csv | csv |
| text/html | .shtml .shtml html htm shtml |
| text/plain | txt text conf def list log in |
| text/prs.lines.tag | dsc |
| text/richtext | rtx |
| text/sgml | sgml sgm |
| text/tab-separated-values | tsv |
| text/troff | t tr roff man me ms |
| text/uri-list | uri uris urls |
| text/vbscript | vbs |
| text/vnd.fly | fly |
| text/vnd.fmi.flexstor | flx |
| text/vnd.in3d.3dml | 3dml |
| text/vnd.in3d.spot | spot |
| text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor | jad |
| text/vnd.wap.wml | .wml wml |
| text/vnd.wap.wmlscript | .wmls wmls |
| text/x-asm | s asm |
| text/x-c | c cc cxx cpp h hh dic |
| text/x-config | cnf conf |
| text/x-fortran | f for f77 f90 |
| text/x-java-source | java |
| text/x-log | log |
| text/x-pascal | p pas |
| text/x-registry | reg |
| text/x-setext | etx |
| text/x-sql | sql |
| text/x-uuencode | uu |
| text/x-vcalendar | vcs |
| text/x-vcard | vcf |
| video/3gpp | 3gp |
| video/3gpp2 | 3g2 |
| video/h261 | h261 |
| video/h263 | h263 |
| video/h264 | h264 |
| video/jpeg | jpgv |
| video/jpm | jpm jpgm |
| video/mj2 | mj2 mjp2 |
| video/mp4 | mp4 mp4v mpg4 |
| video/mpeg | mpeg mpg mpe m1v m2v |
| video/quicktime | qt mov |
| video/vnd.fvt | fvt |
| video/vnd.mpegurl | mxu m4u |
| video/vnd.vivo | viv |
| video/x-fli | fli |
| video/x-ms-asf | asf asx |
| video/x-ms-wm | wm |
| video/x-ms-wmv | wmv |
| video/x-ms-wmx | wmx |
| video/x-ms-wvx | wvx |
| video/x-msvideo | avi |
| video/x-sgi-movie | movie |
| x-conference/x-cooltalk | ice |
