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image/ktx2

KTX2 Texture

Reference for image/ktx2, the MIME type for KTX2 GPU texture container format used in 3D graphics and game engines.

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Expected extensions: .ktx2

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header
Content-Type: image/ktx2

Associated File Extensions

.ktx2

Quick Facts

MIME Typeimage/ktx2
CategoryImage
TypeBinary
Extensions.ktx2

Common Usage

KTX2 is a container format for GPU textures supporting Basis Universal compression, which can transcode to any GPU-native format (BC, ETC, ASTC). Used in WebGL, WebGPU, game engines, and 3D applications for efficient texture streaming and cross-platform GPU compatibility.

Code Examples

HTML
<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.ktx2" type="image/ktx2">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="image/ktx2" src="file.ktx2"></script>
Node.js
// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('image/ktx2');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'image/ktx2' });
nginx
# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    image/ktx2  ktx2;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type image/ktx2;
}

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