image/heic
The MIME type for HEIC images — the ISO BMFF-based compressed format iPhones produce by default.
Typical extensions
Primary uses
- iPhone camera output
- Sharing inside the Apple ecosystem
- High quality at a small file size
In a browser
Safari 17+ renders HEIC; Chrome and Firefox do not. Provide JPEG / WebP fallbacks on the web.
On a server
Serve HEIC only when `Accept` advertises `image/heic`; fall back to JPEG or WebP otherwise.
In email
Apple Mail renders HEIC; Outlook and Gmail treat it as an attachment. For distribution, use JPEG.