TextText-based

`text/rtf`

Rich Text Format (Text)

Reference for text/rtf, the text-oriented MIME type for Rich Text Format documents with basic formatting support.

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Expected extensions: .rtf

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/rtf; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.rtf

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/rtf
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.rtf

Common Usage

RTF provides cross-platform text formatting support, including bold, italic, fonts, and colors. It serves as a common denominator between word processors and is used in clipboard operations, email composition, and document interchange between different office suites.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/rtf;
}