ImageBinary

`image/bmp`

BMP

Reference for image/bmp, the uncompressed bitmap image format native to Windows operating systems.

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Expected extensions: .bmp, .dib

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: image/bmp

Associated File Extensions

.bmp.dib

Quick Facts

MIME Type	image/bmp
Category	Image
Type	Binary
Extensions	.bmp, .dib

Common Usage

BMP is an uncompressed raster image format originally developed for Windows. While producing large files, it is used in Windows applications, embedded systems, image processing pipelines, and scenarios where uncompressed pixel data is needed without patent concerns.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.bmp" type="image/bmp">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="image/bmp" src="file.bmp"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('image/bmp');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'image/bmp' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    image/bmp  bmp dib;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type image/bmp;
}