RFC 2854 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The 'text/html' Media Type
Overview
RFC 2854, “The 'text/html' Media Type”, is an Informational document published in June 2000 by D. Connolly, L. Masinter. It obsoletes RFC 1866, RFC 1867, RFC 1942, RFC 1980, RFC 2070. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document summarizes the history of HTML development, and defines the "text/html" MIME type by pointing to the relevant W3C recommendations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 2853 Generic Security Service API Version 2 : Java Bindings
- RFC 2855 DHCP for IEEE 1394
- RFC 2852 Deliver By SMTP Service Extension
- RFC 2856 Textual Conventions for Additional High Capacity Data Types
- RFC 2851 Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses
- RFC 2857 The Use of HMAC-RIPEMD-160-96 within ESP and AH
- RFC 2850 Charter of the Internet Architecture Board
- RFC 2858 Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4