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[Web Share] Add list of usually shareable file types #11023

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- `url`: A {{domxref("USVString")}} representing a URL to be shared.
- `text`: A {{domxref("USVString")}} representing text to be shared.
- `title`: A {{domxref("USVString")}} representing a title to be shared. May be ignored by the target.
- `files`: An array of {{domxref("File")}} objects representing files to be shared.
- `files`: An array of {{domxref("File")}} objects representing files to be shared. See [below](#shareable-file-types) for shareable file types.
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### Return value

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- `DataError`
- : There was a problem starting the share target or transmitting the data.

## Shareable file types

| Category | Extension - `MIME type |
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| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Application | |
| | `.pdf` - `application/pdf` (from Chromium 93) |
| Audio | |
| | `.flac` - `audio/flac` |
| | `.m4a` - `audio/x-m4a` |
| | `.mp3` - `audio/mpeg` (also accepts `audio/mp3`) |
| | `.oga` - `audio/ogg` |
| | `.ogg` - `audio/ogg` |
| | `.opus` - `audio/ogg` |
| | `.wav` - `audio/wav` |
| | `.weba` - `audio/webm` |
| Image | |
| | `.bmp` - `image/bmp` |
| | `.gif` - `image/gif` |
| | `.ico` - `image/x-icon` |
| | `.jfif` - `image/jpeg` |
| | `.jpeg` - `image/jpeg` |
| | `.jpg` - `image/jpeg` |
| | `.pjp` - `image/jpeg` |
| | `.pjpeg` - `image/jpeg` |
| | `.png` - `image/png` |
| | `.svg` - `image/svg+xml` |
| | `.svgz` - `image/svg+xml` |
| | `.tif` - `image/tiff` |
| | `.tiff` - `image/tiff` |
| | `.webp` - `image/webp` |
| | `.xbm` - `image/x-xbitmap` |
| Text | |
| | `.css` - `text/css` |
| | `.csv` - `text/csv` |
| | `.ehtml` - `text/html` |
| | `.htm` - `text/html` |
| | `.html` - `text/html` |
| | `.shtm` - `text/html` |
| | `.shtml` - `text/html` |
| | `.text` - `text/plain` |
| | `.txt` - `text/plain` |
| Video | |
| | `.m4v` - `video/mp4` |
| | `.mp4` - `video/mp4` |
| | `.mpeg` - `video/mpeg` |
| | `.mpg` - `video/mpeg` |
| | `.ogm` - `video/ogg` |
| | `.ogv` - `video/ogg` |
| | `.webm` - `video/webm` |

## Examples

The example below shows a button click invoking the Web Share API to share MDN's URL.
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