MIME Type Finder

Look up MIME types by file extension.

ExtensionMIME typeDescription
.txttext/plainPlain text
.htmltext/htmlHTML document
.htmtext/htmlHTML document
.csstext/cssCascading style sheet
.csvtext/csvComma-separated values
.jstext/javascriptJavaScript
.mjstext/javascriptJavaScript module
.jsonapplication/jsonJSON data
.xmlapplication/xmlXML document
.yamlapplication/yamlYAML document
.ymlapplication/yamlYAML document
.mdtext/markdownMarkdown
.pdfapplication/pdfPDF document
.docapplication/mswordMicrosoft Word
.docxapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentWord (OOXML)
.xlsapplication/vnd.ms-excelMicrosoft Excel
.xlsxapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetExcel (OOXML)
.pptapplication/vnd.ms-powerpointMicrosoft PowerPoint
.pptxapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentationPowerPoint (OOXML)
.zipapplication/zipZIP archive
.gzapplication/gzipGzip archive
.tarapplication/x-tarTar archive
.rarapplication/vnd.rarRAR archive
.7zapplication/x-7z-compressed7-Zip archive
.pngimage/pngPNG image
.jpgimage/jpegJPEG image
.jpegimage/jpegJPEG image
.gifimage/gifGIF image
.webpimage/webpWebP image
.svgimage/svg+xmlSVG vector image
.icoimage/vnd.microsoft.iconIcon
.bmpimage/bmpBitmap image
.tiffimage/tiffTIFF image
.avifimage/avifAVIF image
.heicimage/heicHEIC image
.mp3audio/mpegMP3 audio
.wavaudio/wavWAV audio
.oggaudio/oggOgg audio
.flacaudio/flacFLAC audio
.aacaudio/aacAAC audio
.mp4video/mp4MP4 video
.webmvideo/webmWebM video
.movvideo/quicktimeQuickTime video
.avivideo/x-msvideoAVI video
.mkvvideo/x-matroskaMatroska video
.wofffont/woffWeb font (WOFF)
.woff2font/woff2Web font (WOFF2)
.ttffont/ttfTrueType font
.otffont/otfOpenType font
.wasmapplication/wasmWebAssembly module
.binapplication/octet-streamBinary data

Free MIME type lookup tool. Find the correct MIME (content) type for any file extension, or search backwards from a MIME type to its extensions. Covers 50+ common web, image, audio, video and document formats.

How to use the MIME Type Finder

  1. 01Type a file extension such as png, or part of a MIME type such as image/.
  2. 02The table filters live in both directions.
  3. 03Copy the MIME type you need for your HTTP headers.

Frequently asked questions

What is a MIME type used for?

A MIME type (also called a media or content type) tells browsers and servers what kind of data a file contains, via the Content-Type header — for example text/html or image/png.