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title: "What is the difference between char , varchar and nvarchar?"  
description: "What is the difference between char , varchar and nvarchar?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2013-12-29  
updated: 2020-09-16  
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# What is the difference between char , varchar and nvarchar?

char(n)Fixed length non unicode character data with length of n bytes.n must be a value from 1 through 8,000.

varchar(n)variable length non unicode character data with length of n bytes.

nvarchar(n)variable length unicode character data of n characters. n must be a value from 1 through 4,000.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

char(n)Fixed length non unicode character data with length of n bytes.n must be a value from 1 through 8,000.

varchar(n)variable length non unicode character data with length of n bytes.

nvarchar(n)variable length unicode character data of n characters. n must be a value from 1 through 4,000.


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