ImageBinary

`image/jpeg`

JPEG

Reference for image/jpeg, the most widely used lossy image format for photographs on the web and in digital cameras.

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Expected extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: image/jpeg

Associated File Extensions

.jpg.jpeg.jpe

Quick Facts

MIME Type	image/jpeg
Category	Image
Type	Binary
Extensions	.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe

Common Usage

JPEG is the dominant format for photographs and photographic images. It uses lossy compression to achieve small file sizes while maintaining acceptable visual quality.

Used by digital cameras, social media, web pages, email, and virtually every image-handling application.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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