TextText-based

`text/x-c`

C/C++ Source

Reference for text/x-c, the MIME type for C and C++ programming language source code files.

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Expected extensions: .c, .h, .cpp, .hpp, .cc, .hh

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/x-c; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.c.h.cpp.hpp.cc.hh

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/x-c
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.c, .h, .cpp, .hpp, .cc, .hh

Common Usage

C and C++ source files are used for operating systems, embedded systems, game engines, compilers, databases, and performance-critical applications. C is the language of Linux, Windows, and macOS kernels.

C++ powers Unreal Engine, Chrome, and most desktop applications.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/x-c  c h cpp hpp cc hh;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/x-c;
}