HTML DOM Script type Property

# Script type Property

Script Object

## Example

Get the MIME type of a script:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").type

The result of x will be:

text/javascript
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## Definition and Usage

The type property sets or returns the value of the type attribute of a script.

The type attribute specifies the MIME type of a script.

The type attribute identifies the content between the <script> and </script> tags.

The MIME type consists of two parts: one media type and one subtype. For JavaScript, the MIME type is "text/javascript".

Note: In HTML5, the type attribute is no longer required. The default value is "text/javascript".

## Browser Support

The type property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the type property:

scriptObject.type

Set the type property:

scriptObject.type=MIME_type

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---

MIME_type

Specifies the MIME type of the script.
Some common values:

- text/javascript (this is default)
- text/ecmascript
- application/ecmascript
- application/javascript
- text/vbscript

Look at IANA MIME types for a complete list of standard MIME types.

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A String, representing the MIME type of the script

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