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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AZV
AirZip Accelerator Image
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.airzip.accelerator.azv
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading
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FACTI
BlockFact Image
Metafiles & AI Provenance
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image/vnd.blockfact.facti
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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CLIP
Clip Studio Paint Document
Graphics & Layered Images
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image/vnd.clip
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading — not supported
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INF2
Comverse Network Systems INF2 Image
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.cns.inf2
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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JPG
Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) Graphic
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.dece.graphic
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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DJVU
DjVu Document
Document & Archival
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image/vnd.djvu
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading
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SUB
DVB Subtitle
Broadcast & Telecommunications
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image/vnd.dvb.subtitle
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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DWG
AutoCAD Drawing
CAD & Vector Graphics
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image/vnd.dwg
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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DXF
Drawing Exchange Format
CAD & Vector Graphics
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image/vnd.dxf
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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FBS
FastBid Sheet
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.fastbidsheet
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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FPX
FlashPix
Legacy & Photography
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image/vnd.fpx
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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FST
FAST Search & Transfer Image
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.fst
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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MMR
Fuji Xerox EDMICS-MMR
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.fujixerox.edmics-mmr
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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RLC
Fuji Xerox EDMICS-RLC
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.fujixerox.edmics-rlc
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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PGB
Global Graphics Page Graphics Buffer
Printing & Prepress
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image/vnd.globalgraphics.pgb
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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ICO
Microsoft Icon
Web & User Interface
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image/vnd.microsoft.icon
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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MIX
Microsoft Image Extension
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.mix
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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APNG
Animated Portable Network Graphics
Web & Animation
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image/vnd.mozilla.apng
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Transparency
Animation
Progressive loading
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DDS
DirectDraw Surface
3D Graphics & Gaming
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image/vnd.ms-dds
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Transparency
Animation — not supported
Progressive loading — not supported
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MDI
Microsoft Document Imaging
Legacy & Proprietary
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image/vnd.ms-modi
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Transparency — not supported
Animation — not supported
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.