A media type (also MIME type and content type) is a two-part identifier for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet - wikipedia
# Examples
application/json application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/html image/png
# Type, subtypes and paramaters A media type is composed of a ''type'', a ''subtype'', and optional parameters - wikipedia
As an example, an HTML file might be designated
text/html; charset=UTF-8
In this example text
is the type, html
is the subtype, and charset=UTF-8
is an optional parameter indicating the character encoding.
The currently registered top-level type names are: * application * audio * example * image * message * model * multipart * text * video
Sub-type name typically consists of a media type name, but it may or must also contain other content, such as tree prefix (facet), producer's name, product name or suffix - according to the different rules in registration trees.
# See also * Naming * Mailcap * mime.types * See also * References * External links