VideoBinary

`video/h265`

H.265 (HEVC)

Reference for video/h265, the MIME type for H.265/HEVC video offering ~50% better compression than H.264.

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Expected extensions: .h265, .265

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: video/h265

Associated File Extensions

.h265.265

Quick Facts

MIME Type	video/h265
Category	Video
Type	Binary
Extensions	.h265, .265

Common Usage

H.265 (HEVC) offers roughly 50% better compression than H.264 at equivalent quality, enabling 4K and 8K video delivery. It is used in 4K streaming, Apple ecosystem video, satellite broadcast, and surveillance systems.

Patent licensing complexity has limited web adoption.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.h265" type="video/h265">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="video/h265" src="file.h265"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('video/h265');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'video/h265' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    video/h265  h265 265;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type video/h265;
}