text/*
text/markdown
File extensions: .md, .markdown
Markdown source — plain text with lightweight formatting.
What is text/markdown?
text/markdown is the media type for Markdown documents. Browsers do not render it by default — clients that understand it (like some documentation tools) will parse it into HTML on the fly.
Typical usage
Serving raw README files, docs source, static site generator inputs.
HTTP header example
Response header
Content-Type: text/markdown; charset=utf-8Reference
RFC 7763