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application/javascript

The MIME type for JavaScript. Used by HTTP responses to feed `<script>` tags.

Typical extensions

Primary uses

  • Serving scripts for web pages
  • ES module delivery
  • CDN-hosted libraries

In a browser

Loaded and executed via `<script>`; `type=module` treats it as an ES module.

On a server

`Content-Type: text/javascript; charset=utf-8` is the current recommendation; application/javascript is legacy.

In email

Mail clients strip or block `<script>` in HTML bodies.

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