.scss SCSS pre-processor file

Text & source code

MIME typetext/x-scss
DescriptionSCSS pre-processor file
AcronymSCSS – Sassy CSS
CategoryText & source code
Based ontext/plain

Frequently asked questions

What is a .scss file?

A .scss file is a “SCSS pre-processor file” (MIME type text/x-scss). SCSS stands for Sassy CSS.

How do I open a .scss file?

With any text editor – Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, or gedit and vim on Linux. The file contains readable text, possibly source code or configuration.

How can you tell a genuine .scss file?

No fixed signature at the start of the file is registered for this format; it is recognised mainly by its extension. On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.scss shows the guessed type.

Which format is .scss based on?

Technically a .scss file is a subtype of “Plain text document” (text/plain), so programs for that base format can often read it too.

Which MIME type belongs to .scss?

The MIME type is text/x-scss. In the Apache web server: AddType text/x-scss .scss; in nginx: types { text/x-scss scss; }.

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