# Recognized file types

To view the list of file types recognized by CLion, go to `Settings | Editor | File Types`. If a file in your project is marked with the ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.unknown.svg) icon, it means that CLion couldn't recognize it. In this case, you can [register](creating-and-registering-file-types.html) a new file type.

| File Type | Icon |
| --- | --- |
|   ActionScript files  |   ![ac_iconFileTypeAs.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ac_iconFileTypeAs.png)  |
| Archive files |   ![ac_iconFileTypeArchive.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.archive.svg)  |
| Assembly language |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cidr-base-plugin.icons.expui.fileTypes.asm.svg)  |
| C/C++ |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cidr-base-plugin.icons.expui.fileTypes.cpp.svg)  |
| CSS files |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.css.svg)  |
| Clang module map |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app-client.expui.fileTypes.text.svg)  |
| Cmake cache |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app-client.expui.fileTypes.config.svg)  |
| CMake files | ![cl_CMake.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.icons.CMake.svg) |
| CoffeeScript files |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/coffeescript.org.coffeescript.images.coffeescript.svg)  |
| Doxygen Language |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.anyType.svg)  |
| ECMAScript 6 |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app-client.expui.fileTypes.javaScript.svg)  |
| Files opened in associated applications |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.custom.svg)  |
| Flow JS |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.javaScript.svg)  |
|  [HTML files](editing-html-files.html)  | ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.html.svg) |
|  HTTP Requests  |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/restClient.com.intellij.ws.rest.client.icons.http_requests_filetype.svg)  |
| Image files |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.image.svg) |
| JavaScript files | ![fileTypeJavaScript.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/fileTypeJavaScript.png) |
| Jest Snapshot | ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.anyType.svg) |
| JIRA query language | ![ac_iconFileTypeJira.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ac_iconFileTypeJira.png) |
| JSCS configuration files |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.json.svg)  |
| JSHint configuration files |  ![ac_iconJSHint.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ac_iconJSHint.png)  |
| JSON files | ![JSON](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.json.svg) |
| JSON5 files | ![fileTypeJSON.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/fileTypeJSON.png) |
|  Less files  |  ![Less file type](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/less.icons.less.svg)  |
|  LiterateCoffeeScript  |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/coffeescript.org.coffeescript.images.coffeescript.svg)  |
| Patch files |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.vcs.patch.svg)  |
| Python |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.icons.com.jetbrains.python.pythonFile.svg)  |
| Python Stub |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.icons.com.jetbrains.python.pythonFile.svg)  |
| Qt UI Designer Form |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/qt-plugin.icons.qt.svg)  |
| React JSX |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.jspx.svg)  |
| Regular expressions | ![fileTypeRegexp.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/fileTypeRegexp.png) |
| RELAX NG Compact Syntax | ![fileTypeRelaxNG.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/fileTypeRelaxNG.png) |
|  [Sass files](transpiling-sass-less-and-scss-to-css.html)  |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/sass.org.jetbrains.plugins.sass.sass.svg)  |
| Scalable Vector Graphics |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.image.svg)  |
|  [SCSS files](transpiling-sass-less-and-scss-to-css.html)  |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/sass.org.jetbrains.plugins.sass.sass.svg)  |
| Snake YAML |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.anyType.svg)  |
| source map |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.json.svg)  |
| Spell Checker Dictionary |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.icons.dictionary.svg)  |
| Text files | ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.text.svg) |
| TypeScript Config |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.json.svg)  |
| TypeScript JSX |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.fileTypes.anyType.svg)  |
|  [XHTML files](editing-html-files.html)  | ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.xhtml.svg) |
|  [XML DTD files](working-with-xml.html)  | ![ac_iconFileTypeDTD.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/ac_iconFileTypeDTD.png) |
|  [XML files](working-with-xml.html)  | ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.xml.svg) |
|  YAML files  | ![fileTypeYAML.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/fileTypeYAML.png) |
| Yarn.lock |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.fileTypes.json.svg)  |
| YouTrack Query Language |  ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/tasks-core.icons.youtrack.svg)  |

## See also

### Procedures

[File types](creating-and-registering-file-types.html)

### External Links

[JetBrains CLion Blog](http://blog.jetbrains.com/clion/)

