// mime type · text type
text/markdown
Markdown · .md
What text/markdown is
text/markdown identifies Markdown source. Browsers don't render it natively — they show it as plain text — so it's typically converted to HTML server-side or in the client.
How it's used
You'll see this as a Content-Type value on requests and responses — for example Content-Type: text/markdown. It's the type associated with the .md file extension. Text types are human-readable formats. On the web they're assumed to be UTF-8, and browsers can display them directly.