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MySQL 9.0 Reference Manual  / ...  / INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables  / INFORMATION_SCHEMA General Tables  /  The INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS Table

28.3.4 The INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS Table

TheCHARACTER_SETS table provides information about available character sets.

TheCHARACTER_SETS table has these columns:

  • CHARACTER_SET_NAME

    The character set name.

  • DEFAULT_COLLATE_NAME

    The default collation for the character set.

  • DESCRIPTION

    A description of the character set.

  • MAXLEN

    The maximum number of bytes required to store one character.

Notes

Character set information is also available from theSHOW CHARACTER SET statement. SeeSection 15.7.7.4, “SHOW CHARACTER SET Statement”. The following statements are equivalent:

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHARACTER_SETS  [WHERE CHARACTER_SET_NAME LIKE 'wild']SHOW CHARACTER SET  [LIKE 'wild']