diff --git a/distribusi.go b/distribusi.go
index a84799c..273ab58 100644
--- a/distribusi.go
+++ b/distribusi.go
@@ -102,6 +102,39 @@ var htmlBody = `
 </html
 `
 
+// fileType is a file type identifiers, such as "image or "audio".
+type fileType = string
+
+// subType is a more specific file type identifier comparsed to fileType such as "gif and "mp4".
+type subType = string
+
+// htmlTag is an appropriate html tag element for a specific fileType & subType.
+type htmlTag = string
+
+// htmlTags is a mimetype to htmlTag mapping for generation purposes.
+var htmlTags = map[fileType]map[subType]htmlTag{
+	"text": {
+		"html":    "<section id=\"%s\">%s</section>",
+		"generic": "<pre>%s</pre>",
+	},
+	"image": {
+		"thumbnail": "<figure><a href=\"%s\"><img class='thumbnail' src='data:image/jpg;base64,%s'></a><figcaption>%s</figcaption></figure>",
+		"generic":   "<figure><a href=\"%s\"><img class='%s' loading='lazy' src=\"%s\"/></a><figcaption>%s</figcaption></figure>",
+	},
+	"application": {
+		"pdf": "<object data=\"%s\" class='pdf' type='application/pdf'><embed src=\"%s\" type='application/pdf'/></object>",
+	},
+	"audio": {
+		"generic": "<audio controls> <source src=\"%s\" type='audio/%s'> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio>",
+	},
+	"video": {
+		"generic": "<video controls> <source src=\"%s\" type='video/%s'> </video>",
+	},
+	"unknown": {
+		"generic": "<a class='%s' href=\"%s\">%s</a>",
+	},
+}
+
 // main is the command-line entrypoint.
 func main() {
 	if Version == "" {
@@ -552,10 +585,11 @@ func getHref(c *cli.Context, fpath string, mtype string) (bool, string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return unknown, href, err
 		}
+
 		if stype == "html" {
-			href = fmt.Sprintf("<section id=\"%s\">%s</section>", fname, trimFinalNewline(fcontents))
+			href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype][stype], fname, trimFinalNewline(fcontents))
 		} else {
-			href = fmt.Sprintf("<pre>%s</pre>", trimFinalNewline(fcontents))
+			href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["generic"], trimFinalNewline(fcontents))
 		}
 	} else if ftype == "image" {
 		caption, err := getCaption(c, fpath)
@@ -564,33 +598,30 @@ func getHref(c *cli.Context, fpath string, mtype string) (bool, string, error) {
 		}
 
 		if stype == "gif" {
-			href = fmt.Sprintf("<figure><a href=\"%s\"><img class='%s' loading='lazy' src=\"%s\" /></a><figcaption>%s</figcaption></figure>", fname, stype, fname, caption)
+			href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["generic"], fname, stype, fname, caption)
 		} else {
 			thumb, err := genThumb(c, fpath, caption)
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Debugf("failed to generate thumbnail for %s, showing original image", fpath)
-				href = fmt.Sprintf("<figure><a href=\"%s\"><img class='%s' loading='lazy' src=\"%s\"/></a><figcaption>%s</figcaption></figure>", fname, stype, fname, caption)
+				href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["generic"], fname, stype, fname, caption)
 			} else {
-				href = fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<figure><a href=\"%s\"><img class='thumbnail' src='data:image/jpg;base64,%s'></a><figcaption>%s</figcaption></figure>",
-					fname, thumb, caption,
-				)
+				href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["thumbnail"], fname, thumb, caption)
 			}
 		}
 	} else if ftype == "application" {
 		if stype == "pdf" {
-			href = fmt.Sprintf("<object data=\"%s\" class='pdf' type='application/pdf'><embed src=\"%s\" type='application/pdf'/></object>", fname, fname)
+			href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype][stype], fname, fname)
 		} else {
 			unknown = true
-			href = fmt.Sprintf("<a class='%s' href=\"%s\">%s</a>", stype, fname, fname)
+			href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags["unknown"]["generic"], stype, fname, fname)
 		}
 	} else if ftype == "audio" {
-		href = fmt.Sprintf("<audio controls> <source src=\"%s\" type='audio/%s'> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio>", fname, stype)
+		href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["generic"], fname, stype)
 	} else if ftype == "video" {
-		href = fmt.Sprintf("<video controls> <source src=\"%s\" type='video/%s'> </video>", fname, stype)
+		href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags[ftype]["generic"], fname, stype)
 	} else {
 		unknown = true
-		href = fmt.Sprintf("<a class='%s' href=\"%s\">%s</a>", stype, fname, fname)
+		href = fmt.Sprintf(htmlTags["unknown"]["generic"], stype, fname, fname)
 	}
 
 	logrus.Debugf("generated href for %s: %s", fname, href)