Character Sets and Collations

Learn about character sets in MariaDB Server. This section details how different character sets and collations impact string storage, comparison, and sorting within your database.

Character Set and Collation Overview

Learn the core concepts of character sets and collations in MariaDB, including how they define string storage and sorting rules.

Setting Character Sets and Collations

Complete Setting Character Sets and Collations data type guide for MariaDB. Complete reference for syntax, valid values, storage requirements, and range.

Supported Character Sets and Collations

Complete character sets reference: SHOW CHARACTER SET command, information_schema.CHARACTER_SETS/COLLATIONS tables, NO PAD queries, and ci/cs flags.

Unicode

Explore MariaDB's support for Unicode, covering the differences between the utf8mb3 and utf8mb4 character sets for multi-byte storage.

Internationalization and Localization

Discover how MariaDB supports internationalization and localization, enabling databases to store and process data in multiple languages.

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