MySQL Data Types Quick Reference Table: MySQL Version 5.
0
Type {storage} Name Range Attributes Default
Numeric {1 byte}
TINYINT[(M)]
-128 TO 127 [0 to 255 if UNSIGNED]
AUTO_INCREMENT UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL, SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {2 bytes}
SMALLINT[(M)]
-32,768 to 32,767 [0 to 65,535]
AUTO_INCREMENT, UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL, SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {3 bytes}
MEDIUMINT[(M)]
-8,388,608 to 8,388,607 [0 to 16,777,215]
AUTO_INCREMENT, UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL, SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {4 bytes}
INT[(M)]
-/+2.147E+9 [0 to 4.294E+9]
AUTO_INCREMENT, UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL, SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {8 bytes}
BIGINT[(M)]
-/+9.223E+18 [0 to 18.45E+18]
AUTO_INCREMENT, UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL, SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {4 or 8}
FLOAT(p)
p=0-24 --> "FLOAT" p=25-53 --> "DOUBLE"
UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {4 bytes}
FLOAT[(M,D)]
Min=+/-1.175E-38 Max=+/-3.403E+38
UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {8 bytes}
DOUBLE[(M,D)]
Min=+/-2.225E-308 Max=+/-1.798E+308
UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Numeric {M+2}
DECIMAL[(M,[D])] Stored as string
Max Range = DOUBLE range Fixed point vs. DOUBLE float
UNSIGNED, ZEROFILL
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
Bit {8 bytes}
BIT[(M)]
Binary. Display by [add zero or converting with BIN()]. M=1-64
Prior to 5.03 TINYINT(1) Synonym
NULL [0 if NOT NULL]
String {M char's}
CHAR[(M)]
M=0-255 Characters, FIXED. Right padded with spaces.
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {M char's1}
VARCHAR(M)
M=0-65,535 Characters M=0-255 <v5.0.3
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#char's1}
TINYTEXT2
0-255 Characters
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#char's1}
TEXT2
0-65,535 Char's
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#char's1}
MEDIUMTEXT2
0-16,777,215 Char's
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#char's1}
LONGTEXT2
0-4,294,967,295 Char's
BINARY, CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {M bytes}
BINARY[(M)]
M=0-255 bytes, FIXED.
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {M bytes}
VARBINARY(M)
0-65,535 bytes M=0-255 <v5.0.3
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#bytes1}
TINYBLOB
0-255 bytes
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#bytes1}
BLOB
0-65,535 bytes
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#bytes1}
MEDIUMBLOB
0-16,777,215 bytes
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {#bytes1}
LONGBLOB
0-4,294,967,295 bytes
Global Only (case sensitive)
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
String {1-2 bytes}
ENUM2 ("A1","A2",...) SET2 ("A1","A2",...)
Column is exactly 1 of 1-65,535 values
CHARACTER SET
NULL [1st value if NOT NULL]
String {1-8 bytes}
Column is 0 or more values in list of 1-64 members
CHARACTER SET
NULL ["" if NOT NULL]
Date & Time {3 bytes}
DATE
"1000-01-01" - "9999-12-31"
Global Only (YYYY-MM-DD)
NULL ["0000-00-00" if NOT NULL]
Date & Time {8 bytes}
DATETIME
"1000-01-01 00:00:00" "9999-12-31 23:59:59"
Global Only (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss)
NULL ["0000-0000 00:00:00" if NOT NULL]
Date & Time
TIME
"-838:59:59" - "838:59:59"
Global Only (hh:mm:ss)
NULL ["00:00:00" if
{3 bytes}
NOT NULL]
Date & Time {4 bytes}
TIMESTAMP
19700101000000 2037+
Global Only (YYYYMMDDhhmmss)
Current Date & Time
Date & Time {1 bytes}
YEAR
1900 - 2155
Global Only (YYYY)
NULL ["0000" if NOT NULL]
Notes:
1 2
Storage will be # of characters or bytes, plus byte(s) to record length. These String data types are NOT case sensitive, unless given the "binary"
attribute or have a case-sensitive CHARACTER SET collation. "E" is an abbreviation for "exponent". E18 means move the decimal over 18 places (search "scientific notation"). SERIAL DEFAULT VALUE attribute is an alias for "AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL UNIQUE". SERIAL data type is a synonym for "BIGINT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL UNIQUE". BOOL and BOOLEAN data types are synonyms for TINYINT(1). REAL[(M,D)] and DOUBLE PRECISION[(M,D)] datatypes are synonyms for DOUBLE[(M,D)]. REAL_AS_FLOAT system variable can make REAL[(M,D)] a synonym for FLOAT[(M,D)]. "UNSIGNED ZEROFILL" attributes: ZEROFILL means if you specify an M value for an integer, it will be padded with zeros to fill up the M spaces. Ex: M=6, integer=247, display="000247". UNSIGNED means no negative values and often expands your range. Corresponding non-binary and binary string types: o CHAR vs. BINARY o VARCHAR vs. VARBINARY o TEXT vs. BLOB
