ImageBinary

`image/heic`

HEIC

Reference for image/heic, the High Efficiency Image Container format used by Apple devices for photo storage.

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Expected extensions: .heic, .heics

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: image/heic

Associated File Extensions

.heic.heics

Quick Facts

MIME Type	image/heic
Category	Image
Type	Binary
Extensions	.heic, .heics

Common Usage

HEIC is the default photo format on iPhones and iPads since iOS 11. It provides approximately 50% better compression than JPEG while maintaining quality.

HEIC supports image sequences, depth maps, and auxiliary images. Conversion to JPEG is often needed for web use.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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