text/plain

Message in writing

Text/plain is a MIME type indicating unformatted text content—no styling, no markup, just characters.

It's the default content type for plain text files and appears in HTTP headers and email specifications: Content-Type: text/plain.

When a server sends text/plain, browsers display it as-is rather than rendering HTML.

written

document

Written or electronic file

content · manuscript · copy · prose · wording · script · draft · narrative · composition · essay

digital

message

Transmitted communication

  • SMSMobile text protocol
  • textingSending typed mobile messages
  • chatInformal verbal exchange

iMessage · WhatsApp · notification · emoji · thread · conversation · reply · send · inbox · autocorrect

linguistic

language

System of symbolic communication

lexicon · grammar · discourse · phoneme · morpheme · sentence · phrase · clause · vocabulary · utterance

academic

textbook

Academic subject manual

citation · annotation · syllabus · curriculum · required reading · passage · analysis · close reading · commentary · exegesis

scripture

Bible

Christian sacred writings

  • QuranIslam's central scripture
  • TorahJudaism's core scripture
  • verseMetered poetic passage

gospel · psalm · sutra · passage · holy · sacred · canonical · sermon · scripture · devotional

typography

font

Character style set

leading · typeset · block · justified · alignment · column · glyph · letterform · baseline · character

Opposites
content formatting

text/plainrich text

Characters plus styling data

HTML · hypertext · XML · LaTeX

media type

text/plainmultimedia

Combined content formats

binary data · graphics · images · video · audio

complexity/richness

text/plainmultimedia content

Material using several formats

interactive media · hypertext · hypermedia

Family

text, plain, texts, textual, textually, textile, textiles, texture, textures

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