TextText-based

`text/x-rust`

Rust Source

Reference for text/x-rust, the MIME type for Rust programming language source code files focused on safety and performance.

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Expected extensions: .rs

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.rs

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/x-rust
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.rs

Common Usage

Rust source files are used for systems programming, WebAssembly, command-line tools, web servers (Actix, Axum), game engines, operating system components, and blockchain. Rust's ownership system guarantees memory safety without a garbage collector.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/x-rust  rs;
}

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