# NOT LIKE

## Syntax

```sql
expr NOT LIKE pat [ESCAPE 'escape_char']
```

## Description

This is the same as [NOT (expr LIKE pat \[ESCAPE 'escape\_char'\])](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/operators/logical-operators/not).

<sub>*This page is licensed: GPLv2, originally from*</sub> [<sub>*fill\_help\_tables.sql*</sub>](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/blob/main/scripts/fill_help_tables.sql)

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