CHARSET(str)

Returns the character set of the string argument, or NULL if the argument is NULL.

Syntax

MYSQL Copy

SELECT CHARSET('abc');
'utf8mb3'
SELECT CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING latin1));
'latin1'
SELECT CHARSET(USER());
'utf8mb3'

Examples

Example

MYSQL Copy

SELECT CHARSET('abc');
'utf8mb3'
SELECT CHARSET(CONVERT('abc' USING latin1));
'latin1'
SELECT CHARSET(USER());
'utf8mb3'