diff --git a/.vuepress/configs/sidebar/en.ts b/.vuepress/configs/sidebar/en.ts
index 69be58484ff..71cc1c28e49 100644
--- a/.vuepress/configs/sidebar/en.ts
+++ b/.vuepress/configs/sidebar/en.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export const sidebarEn: SidebarConfig = {
         '/lang-guide/chapters/strings_and_text.md',
         '/lang-guide/chapters/helpers_and_debugging.md',
         '/lang-guide/chapters/pipelines.md',
+        '/lang-guide/chapters/mime_types.md',
       ],
     },
   ],
diff --git a/lang-guide/chapters/mime_types.md b/lang-guide/chapters/mime_types.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/lang-guide/chapters/mime_types.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# MIME Types for Nushell
+
+[MIME types](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types),
+also known as media or content types, are used to identify data formats.
+Since Nushell is not officially recognized by the _Internet Assigned Numbers
+Authority (IANA)_, all Nushell MIME types are prefixed with "-x" to indicate
+their unofficial status.
+Despite this, some tools still rely on MIME types to identify data formats.
+
+The three MIME types we define and recommend for consistent use are:
+
+- **`application/x-nuscript`:**
+  This type is used for Nushell scripts and is similar to
+  `application/x-shellscript` for Bash scripts.
+  The "application" type is used because these scripts can be executable if the
+  correct shebang is included.
+- **`text/x-nushell`:**
+  This is an alias for `application/x-nuscript` but emphasizes that the script
+  is human-readable, similar to `text/x-python`.
+- **`application/x-nuon`:**
+  This type is used for the [NUON data format](../../book/loading_data.html#nuon).