---
xip: 15
title: Attachment Content Type
description: Content type for basic attachments
author: Pat Nakajima
status: Final
type: Standards
category: XRC
created: 2023-02-15
implementation: https://docs.xmtp.org/chat-apps/content-types/attachments#support-attachments-smaller-than-1mb
---
## Abstract
This XRC proposes a new content type for messages that do not consist of text. It attempts to include only the bare minimum for clients to determine how to display such messages in order to provide flexibility for more rich types in the future.
## Motivation
Not everything in a conversation is text. MMS, email attachments, gifs, etc are all examples of times when communications have gone beyond words. In order to provide users a real messaging platform, XMTP needs to provide this capability.
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