.tif MIME Type — image/tiff

Q: How do I set the Content-Type for .tif in Nginx?

Make sure image/tiff tif; is listed in the types block (usually in /etc/nginx/mime.types) and reload Nginx.

image/tiff

MIME type for .tif

Images

What is the MIME type of .tif files?

The MIME type (media type) for TIFF image files with the .tif extension is image/tiff. Common in print and scanning; most browsers (except Safari) cannot display TIFF.

Content-Type header

Content-Type: image/tiff

Server configuration

Server	Configuration
Nginx (`mime.types` or `types {}`)	`image/tiff tif;`
Apache (`.htaccess`)	`AddType image/tiff .tif`
IIS (`web.config`)	`<mimeMap fileExtension=".tif" mimeType="image/tiff" />`
Node.js / Express	`res.type('tif')` or `res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'image/tiff')`
Amazon S3	Set `Content-Type: image/tiff` on the object (metadata), or pass `--content-type image/tiff` to `aws s3 cp`

Should .tif files be compressed?

No. TIFF image files are already compressed internally, so gzip or Brotli would waste CPU and barely reduce — sometimes even increase — the size. Leave image/tiff out of your compression configuration.

Why the MIME type matters

Browsers decide what to do with a response — render, run, play or download — from the Content-Type header, not the file extension. With X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff, a wrong type causes stylesheets and scripts to be blocked outright. For uploads, never trust the type sent by the client; check the file’s content (its magic bytes) on the server.

Frequently asked questions

What is the MIME type for .tif?

image/tiff.

How do I set the Content-Type for .tif in Nginx?

Make sure image/tiff tif; is listed in the types block (usually in /etc/nginx/mime.types) and reload Nginx.

Should I gzip .tif files?

No — the format is already compressed, so HTTP compression gives no benefit.

.tif MIME Type: image/tiff