TextText-based

`text/x-sass`

Sass (Indented)

Reference for text/x-sass, the MIME type for indented Sass syntax stylesheets, the original Sass format.

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Expected extensions: .sass

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

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

Associated File Extensions

.sass

Quick Facts

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

Common Usage

Sass (indented syntax) is the original format of the Sass preprocessor, using indentation instead of braces and semicolons. While SCSS is more popular today, the indented syntax is still preferred by some developers for its cleaner, more minimal appearance.

Code Examples

HTML

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

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

Node.js

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

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

nginx

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

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