Common MIME types
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This topic lists the most common MIME types with corresponding document types, ordered by their common extensions.

The following two important MIME types are the default types:

* `text/plain` is the default value for textual files. A textual file should be human-readable and must not contain binary data.
* `application/octet-stream` is the default value for all other cases. An unknown file type should use this type. Browsers are particularly careful when manipulating these files to protect users from software vulnerabilities and possible dangerous behavior.

IANA is the official registry of MIME media types and maintains a list of all the official MIME types. This table lists important MIME types for the Web:

| Extension | Kind of document | MIME Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `.aac` | AAC audio | `audio/aac` |
| `.abw` | AbiWord document | `application/x-abiword` |
| `.apng` | Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) image | `image/apng` |
| `.arc` | Archive document (multiple files embedded) | `application/x-freearc` |
| `.avif` | AVIF image | `image/avif` |
| `.avi` | AVI: Audio Video Interleave | `video/x-msvideo` |
| `.azw` | Amazon Kindle eBook format | `application/vnd.amazon.ebook` |
| `.bin` | Any kind of binary data | `application/octet-stream` |
| `.bmp` | Windows OS/2 Bitmap Graphics | `image/bmp` |
| `.bz` | BZip archive | `application/x-bzip` |
| `.bz2` | BZip2 archive | `application/x-bzip2` |
| `.cda` | CD audio | `application/x-cdf` |
| `.csh` | C-Shell script | `application/x-csh` |
| `.css` | Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | `text/css` |
| `.csv` | Comma-separated values (CSV) | `text/csv` |
| `.doc` | Microsoft Word | `application/msword` |
| `.docx` | Microsoft Word (OpenXML) | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document` |
| `.eot` | MS Embedded OpenType fonts | `application/vnd.ms-fontobject` |
| `.epub` | Electronic publication (EPUB) | `application/epub+zip` |
| `.gz` | GZip Compressed Archive | `application/gzip` |
| `.gif` | Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) | `image/gif` |
| `.htm`, `.html` | HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | `text/html` |
| `.ico` | Icon format | `image/vnd.microsoft.icon` |
| `.ics` | iCalendar format | `text/calendar` |
| `.jar` | Java Archive (JAR) | `application/java-archive` |
| `.jpeg`, `.jpg` | JPEG images | `image/jpeg` |
| `.js` | JavaScript | `text/javascript` (Specifications: HTML and RFC 9239) |
| `.json` | JSON format | `application/json` |
| `.jsonld` | JSON-LD format | `application/ld+json` |
| `.mid`, `.midi` | Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | `audio/midi`, `audio/x-midi` |
| `.mjs` | JavaScript module | `text/javascript` |
| `.mp3` | MP3 audio | `audio/mpeg` |
| `.mp4` | MP4 video | `video/mp4` |
| `.mpeg` | MPEG Video | `video/mpeg` |
| `.mpkg` | Apple Installer Package | `application/vnd.apple.installer+xml` |
| `.odp` | OpenDocument presentation document | `application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation` |
| `.ods` | OpenDocument spreadsheet document | `application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet` |
| `.odt` | OpenDocument text document | `application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text` |
| `.oga` | OGG audio | `audio/ogg` |
| `.ogv` | OGG video | `video/ogg` |
| `.ogx` | OGG | `application/ogg` |
| `.opus` | Opus audio | `audio/opus` |
| `.otf` | OpenType font | `font/otf` |
| `.png` | Portable Network Graphics | `image/png` |
| `.pdf` | Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) | `application/pdf` |
| `.php` | Hypertext Preprocessor (**Personal Home Page**) | `application/x-httpd-php` |
| `.ppt` | Microsoft PowerPoint | `application/vnd.ms-powerpoint` |
| `.pptx` | Microsoft PowerPoint (OpenXML) | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation` |
| `.rar` | RAR archive | `application/vnd.rar` |
| `.rtf` | Rich Text Format (RTF) | `application/rtf` |
| `.sh` | Bourne shell script | `application/x-sh` |
| `.svg` | Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | `image/svg+xml` |
| `.tar` | Tape Archive (TAR) | `application/x-tar` |
| `.tif`, `.tiff` | Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) | `image/tiff` |
| `.ts` | MPEG transport stream | `video/mp2t` |
| `.ttf` | TrueType Font | `font/ttf` |
| `.txt` | Text, (generally ASCII or ISO 8859-*n*) | `text/plain` |
| `.vsd` | Microsoft Visio | `application/vnd.visio` |
| `.wav` | Waveform Audio Format | `audio/wav` |
| `.weba` | WEBM audio | `audio/webm` |
| `.webm` | WEBM video | `video/webm` |
| `.webp` | WEBP image | `image/webp` |
| `.woff` | Web Open Font Format (WOFF) | `font/woff` |
| `.woff2` | Web Open Font Format (WOFF) | `font/woff2` |
| `.xhtml` | XHTML | `application/xhtml+xml` |
| `.xls` | Microsoft Excel | `application/vnd.ms-excel` |
| `.xlsx` | Microsoft Excel (OpenXML) | `application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet` |
| `.xml` | XML | `application/xml` is recommended as of RFC 7303 (section 4.1), but `text/xml` is still used sometimes. You can assign a specific MIME type to a file with `.xml` extension depending on how its contents are meant to be interpreted. For instance, an Atom feed is `application/atom+xml`, but `application/xml` serves as a valid default. |
| `.xul` | XUL | `application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml` |
| `.zip` | ZIP archive | `application/zip` |
| `.3gp` | 3GPP audio/video container | `video/3gpp`; `audio/3gpp` if it doesn't contain video |
| `.3g2` | 3GPP2 audio/video container | `video/3gpp2`; `audio/3gpp2` if it doesn't contain video |
| `.7z` | 7-zip archive | `application/x-7z-compressed` |