MIME Database Browser

Browse and search MIME types organized by category - text, image, audio, video, application, and font. Find the correct Content-Type for any file extension. Click any extension or MIME type to copy it instantly.

FAQ

Click any extension (e.g., .json) to copy the extension, or click any MIME type (e.g., application/json) to copy the full Content-Type. A green highlight confirms the copy.

Text (html, css, js), Image (png, jpg, svg, webp), Audio (mp3, wav, flac), Video (mp4, webm, mov), Application (json, pdf, zip), and Font (woff2, ttf, otf). Use the category chips to filter.

File extensions (.html, .jpg) are hints for the operating system. MIME types (text/html, image/jpeg) are the definitive content identifiers on the web. Servers should set Content-Type based on file content, not extension. A file named 'image.jpg' containing PNG data should be served as image/png, not image/jpeg.

On the command line: file --mime-type filename on Linux/macOS. In browser DevTools: check the Content-Type response header in the Network tab. The MIME database browser on this page lets you search by extension or type name.

The MIME Database Browser shows the full catalog organized by category, rather than looking up one type at a time. Use it to browse, search, and copy MIME types at a glance.

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