Which MIME type suits JavaScript?

Or, which browser parses which MIME type?

Or, which MIME type works in which browser?

Or, which MIME type is ignored in which browser?

text/javascript

application/x-javascript

application/javascript (RFC 4329)

text/ecmascript

application/ecmascript (RFC 4329)

text/jscript

text/vbscript

text/fluffscript

TeXt/JaVaScRiPt (case sensitive?)

No MIME type

Support

text/javascript

Opera 7.54+

IE 5+

Firefox 1.0.7+

Safari 2.0.3+

iCab 3 Beta 394

Camino 2006021400

application/x-javascript

Opera 7.54+

Firefox 1.0.7+

Safari 2.0.3+

iCab 3 Beta 394

Camino 2006021400

application/javascript

Firefox 1.5

Opera 9

Camino 2006021400

text/ecmascript

Opera 7.54+

IE 5+

Safari 2.0.3+

iCab 3 Beta 394

Camino 2006021400

application/ecmascript

Firefox 1.5

Opera 9

Camino 2006021400

text/jscript

Opera 7.54+

IE 5+

Safari 2.0.3+

text/vbscript

IE 5+

text/fluffscript

None, of course :)

TeXt/JaVaScRiPt

Opera 7.54+

IE 5+

Firefox 1.0.7+

Safari 2.0.3+

iCab 3 Beta 394

Camino 2006021400

No MIME type

Opera 7.54+

IE 5+

Firefox 1.0.7+

Side notes

• Tested in Opera 7.54, 8.52 & 9, Internet Explorer 5, 5.5 & 6, Firefox 1.0.7 & 1.5, Safari 2.0.3 (by Lars Kasper), iCab 3 Beta 394 (by Lars Kasper) and Camino 2006021400 (by Lars Kasper). Please inform me about other browsers as well :)
• Opera is the only one supporting <noscript> in a logical way:

  Opera follows the HTML 4.01 specification for script and noscript. If any script element doesn't execute, all subsequent noscript element are displayed.

• Thanks Lars Kasper :)

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