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# NCHAR VARCHARACTER

## Overview

See [NATIONAL VARCHAR](/docs/server/reference/data-types/string-data-types/national-char.md).

## EXAMPLES

```sql
CREATE TABLE nchar_varcharacter_example (
  example NCHAR VARCHARACTER(32)
);
```

```sql
SHOW CREATE TABLE nchar_varcharacter_example\G
```

```sql
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: nchar_varcharacter_example
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `nchar_varcharacter_example` (
  `example` varchar(32) CHARACTER SET utf8 DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
```

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