CSS Content Type

CSS Content Type refers to the type of data that a CSS file contains. The content type of a CSS file is used by the web server to determine how to handle the file.

Common CSS Content Types

text/css

The most common CSS content type is text/css. This content type is used for CSS files that contain CSS code.

Example code snippet:

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" type="text/css">

application/x-css

Another common CSS content type is application/x-css. This content type is used for CSS files that contain CSS code.

Example code snippet:

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" type="application/x-css">

text/plain

In some cases, CSS files may be served with the text/plain content type. This is typically done when the CSS file is meant to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser.

Example code snippet:

```html
<a href="styles.css" download>Download CSS file</a>

Setting the Content Type

Web servers typically use file extensions to determine the content type of a file. For example, files with a .css extension are typically served with the text/css content type.

However, it is possible to set the content type explicitly using server-side code. For example, in PHP, the following code can be used to set the content type to text/css:

```php
header('Content-Type: text/css');

This can be useful in situations where the file extension does not accurately represent the content of the file.