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# CHAR VARYING

## Overview

This is a synonym for [VARCHAR](/docs/server/reference/data-types/string-data-types/varchar.md).

## EXAMPLES

```sql
CREATE TABLE char_varying_example (
  example CHAR VARYING(32)
);
```

```sql
SHOW CREATE TABLE char_varying_example\G
```

```sql
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: char_varying_example
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `char_varying_example` (
  `example` varchar(32) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
```

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