FontBinary

`application/x-font-truetype`

TrueType (Legacy MIME)

Reference for application/x-font-truetype, the legacy MIME type for TrueType fonts before the font/* types were standardized.

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Expected extensions: .ttf

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/x-font-truetype

Associated File Extensions

.ttf

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/x-font-truetype
Category	Font
Type	Binary
Extensions	.ttf

Common Usage

This is the older, unofficial MIME type for TrueType fonts that was widely used before font/ttf was standardized by IANA. Some older web servers and applications still send this type.

Modern configurations should use font/ttf instead.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.ttf" type="application/x-font-truetype">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="application/x-font-truetype" src="file.ttf"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('application/x-font-truetype');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-font-truetype' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/x-font-truetype  ttf;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/x-font-truetype;
}