Developer Reference
Image MIME Type Reference
The definitive index of image file formats — MIME types, magic bytes, browser compatibility, compression modes, and developer code snippets. Bookmark this and never look it up again.
| Format | MIME Type | Features | Browsers | |
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JXSI
JPEG XS Image (HEIF Container)
Professional & Video Production
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image/jxsi
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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JXSS
JPEG XS Image Sequence (HEIF Container)
Professional & Video Production
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image/jxss
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading — not supported
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KTX
Khronos Texture
3D & Textures
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image/ktx
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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KTX2
Khronos Texture 2.0
3D & Textures
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image/ktx2
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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NAP
North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax
Legacy & Videotex
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image/naplps
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Transparency — not supported
Animation
Progressive loading
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PICT
Apple PICT Image
Legacy & Metafiles
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image/pict
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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JPEG
Progressive JPEG (Legacy IE Alias)
Legacy & Web
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image/pjpeg
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading
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PNG
Portable Network Graphics
Web
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image/png
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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AIMG
Universal AI Media Format (Image)
Metafiles & AI Provenance
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image/prs.aimg
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading — not supported
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BTIF
Bank Telecommunications Image Format
Legacy & Archival
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image/prs.btif
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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PTI
PTI Image (Personal/Vanity Tree)
Legacy & Archival
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image/prs.pti
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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PWG
PWG Raster Format
Printing & Imaging
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image/pwg-raster
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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RGB
Silicon Graphics Image
Legacy & 3D Graphics
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image/rgb
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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SGI
Silicon Graphics Image
Legacy & 3D Graphics
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image/sgi
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics
Web & Graphics
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image/svg+xml
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading — not supported
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T38
T.38 Fax over IP (FoIP)
Telecommunications & Fax
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image/t38
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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TGA
Truevision TGA (TARGA)
3D & Textures
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image/targa
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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TIFF
TIFF for Facsimile eXtended
Telecommunications & Fax
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image/tiff-fx
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
Photography & Archival
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image/tiff
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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PSD
Adobe Photoshop Document
Graphics & Layered Images
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image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading — not supported
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Free JSON API
Use this data in your project
Every format's full specification is available as a free, open JSON endpoint. No authentication, no rate limits for reasonable use.
Example endpoints
GET /mime/image/webp.json
GET /mime/image/jpeg.json
GET /mime/image/png.json
Why developers reference this page
Magic bytes for file detection
Exact hex signatures to detect image formats without relying on file extensions.
Browser compatibility matrix
Exact minimum browser versions for each format, including legacy IE coverage.
Copy-paste code snippets
MIME detection in Python, Node.js, Go, and PHP. One click to copy.
Embeddable badge & widget
Add a live spec card or SVG badge to your README or documentation.
Side-by-side comparisons
Compare any two formats on compression, features, and support in one view.
Open JSON API
All spec data is machine-readable. Pull it into your own tools and docs.