ImageBinary

`image/gif`

GIF

Reference for image/gif, the animated image format supporting 256 colors, widely used for short animations and reactions.

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Expected extensions: .gif

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: image/gif

Associated File Extensions

.gif

Quick Facts

MIME Type	image/gif
Category	Image
Type	Binary
Extensions	.gif

Common Usage

GIF supports animation and transparency with a palette of up to 256 colors. It is ubiquitous for short animated clips, reaction images, memes, and simple animations on the web.

Despite its limitations, GIF remains popular due to universal browser and platform support.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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