Icons for File and Service Types

The following icons can be used to represent different types of file, often identified by a MIME type. Icons for different types of service are also included.

Each icon is followed by its full URL, then a suggestion as to its use.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/binary.gif

A binary file when no other, more specific, icon is available.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/binhex.gif

A file encoded using BinHex, commonly used for the Apple Macintosh.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/c.gif

A C source code file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/compressed.gif

A file compressed, for example, using the UNIX compress or gzip commands, or for other machines' software such as StuffIt for the Apple Macintosh.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/dvi.gif

A DVI file, such as those produced from TeX.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/f.gif

A FORTRAN source code file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/generic.gif

A generic file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/image.gif

An image, or a file containing image.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/index.gif

An index, or a search facility.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/layout.gif

A file containing layout information, for example those prepared in the HTML or PDF formats.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/link.gif

A link to another document or piece of information.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/mail.gif

Electronic mail.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/movie.gif

A movie or animation.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/music.gif

A sound or piece of music. (See also sound.gif below.)

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/p.gif

A Pascal source code file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/patch.gif

A patch or diff file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/portal.gif

A link to an online service or 3D world.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/ps.gif

A PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/quill.gif

A word processor file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/script.gif

A program written in a scripting language such as sh or Perl.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/sound.gif

A sound or piece of music. (See also music.gif above.)

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/telnet.gif

This might be used to represent a connection to another interactive service using, for example, Telnet.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/tex.gif

A TeX source file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/text.gif

A plain ASCII text file.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/transfer.gif

Ftp or some other form of file transfer.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/unknown.gif

A file of unknown type.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/uuencoded.gif

A file containing data produced with uuencode.

http://www.york.ac.uk/icons/types/world.gif

A 3D world produced using, for example, VRML, or some other 3D file format.