What is MIME type "text/html"?

A MIME type is a string that tells browsers and other tools how to handle a particular kind of file.

text/html is a MIME type that tells a browser the file holds HTML content. It instructs the browser to render the content as a web page.
Files using this MIME type are primarily written in HTML and can include scripts, styles, and multimedia.

This type is common with files like HTML, HTM, PHP, JSP, INC, KIT, HTA and more.

• Main use: Deliver and display web pages.
• Rendering: Enables browsers to interpret and display HTML tags.
• Interactivity: Supports scripts, styles, and multimedia to enrich user experience.
• Compatibility: Universally recognized by web servers and browsers.

Other file types also use this MIME type. They include formats like ST, TML, BS, ECR, XHTML, HTX, XHT, CSHTML, HEEX, HOCR, HTML.EEX, HTML.HL, LEEX, MARKO, MTML, RAZOR, and SVELTE.

Associated file extensions

.html, .htm, .php, .jsp, .inc, .kit, .hta, .st, .tml, .bs, .ecr, .xhtml, .htx, .xht, .cshtml, .heex, .hocr, .html.eex, .html.hl, .leex, .marko, .mtml, .razor, .svelte

Usage Examples

HTTP Header

When serving content with this MIME type, set the Content-Type header:

    Content-Type: text/html
  

HTML

In HTML, you can specify the MIME type in various elements:

    <a href="file.dat" type="text/html">Download file</a>
  

Server-side (Node.js)

Setting the Content-Type header in Node.js:

    const http = require('http');
    
    http.createServer((req, res) => {
      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
      res.end('Content here');
    }).listen(3000);
  

Associated file extensions

.html, .htm, .php, .jsp, .inc, .kit, .hta, .st, .tml, .bs, .ecr, .xhtml, .htx, .xht, .cshtml, .heex, .hocr, .html.eex, .html.hl, .leex, .marko, .mtml, .razor, .svelte