---
title: "MediaType"
description: "Type identifier for contents that are transferable between applications or processes. Although
mime type format was standardized, each platform is free to choose how they define media types.
Therefore, this class has an expect modifier for different platforms to specify how they define
certain common media types like Text, and Image."
type: "class"
---
Class
Common
```kotlin
@ExperimentalFoundationApi
expect class MediaType(representation: String)
```
Type identifier for contents that are transferable between applications or processes. Although
mime type format was standardized, each platform is free to choose how they define media types.
Therefore, this class has an expect modifier for different platforms to specify how they define
certain common media types like Text, and Image.
## Properties
Common
```kotlin
val representation: String
```
How this `MediaType` is represented in a specific platform.
## Companion Object
#### Properties
Common
```kotlin
val Text: MediaType
```
Any type of text, html, stylized, or plain.
Common
```kotlin
val PlainText: MediaType
```
Plain text that's only decoded from its raw representation, does not define or carry any
annotations.
Common
```kotlin
val HtmlText: MediaType
```
Text that represents an HTML content.
Common
```kotlin
val Image: MediaType
```
Any type of image like PNG, JPEG, or GIFs.
Common
```kotlin
val All: MediaType
```
Matches all content types.
Android
```kotlin
actual class MediaType actual constructor(actual val representation: String)
```
Definition of common MediaTypes on the Android platform.
#### Parameters
| | |
| --- | --- |
| representation | MimeType string that conforms to RFC 2045. |
## Companion Object
#### Properties
Android
```kotlin
actual val Text: MediaType
```
Android
```kotlin
actual val PlainText: MediaType
```
Android
```kotlin
actual val HtmlText: MediaType
```
Android
```kotlin
actual val Image: MediaType
```
Android
```kotlin
actual val All: MediaType
```