The content type of an HTML page specifies to the Web browser or server the type of page or resource that is being referenced or rendered. Also known as the MIME type, it is case insensitive and can be one of the types listed in the following table.
| Content type |
Description |
| text/html |
The resource is an html page |
| image/png |
The resource is a png filetype image file |
| image/gif |
The resource is a gif filetype image file |
| video/mpeg |
The resource is a mpeg filetype video file |
| audio/basic |
The resource is an audio file |
| text/tcl |
The resource is a Tool Command Language (TCL) script text file or page |
| text/javascript |
The resource is a JavaScript text file or page |
| text/vbscript |
The resource is a Visual Basic® text file or page |
| text/css |
The resource is a CSS text file or page |
For more information on content type, you can reference the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C
) Web site for current standards and definitions.
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