What Is A File Extension And Mime Type

Defining MIME Types

MIME types contain two parts: a type and a sub-type.

The type describes the categorization of MIME types linked to each other.In contrast, a subtype is unique to a specific file type that is part of the type.

Here is the MIME type for HTML: MIME types are defined in HTML by the type attribute on links, objects, and script and style tags.

Distinguishing Among MIME Types

Following is a list of most MIME types, their file extensions, and the applications that use them. Many computers use file extensions to identify file types. So, if you have a file with an odd extension on your website, you can look up the MIME type in this list. Some types come with the X prefix, and some have the prefix VND. These prefixes, respectively, refer to sub-types not listed with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority or values specific to a vendor.

MIME Types: Applications

Here’s a broad list of MIME types by application and file extension.