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MySQL Data Types Cheatsheet

This cheatsheet covers the most commonly used MySQL data types, their descriptions, and usage examples.

  1. Numeric Data Types
    • Integer Types
    • Decimal Types
  2. String Data Types
  3. Date and Time Data Types
  4. Binary Data Types
  5. JSON Data Type
  6. Spatial Data Types

Numeric Data Types

Integer Types

-- TINYINT: -128 to 127 or 0 to 255 (unsigned)
column_name TINYINT;

-- SMALLINT: -32768 to 32767 or 0 to 65535 (unsigned)
column_name SMALLINT;

-- MEDIUMINT: -8388608 to 8388607 or 0 to 16777215 (unsigned)
column_name MEDIUMINT;

-- INT: -2147483648 to 2147483647 or 0 to 4294967295 (unsigned)
column_name INT;

-- BIGINT: -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807 or 0 to 18446744073709551615 (unsigned)
column_name BIGINT;

Decimal Types

-- DECIMAL: Fixed-point number (M, D) where M is the total digits and D is the decimal places
column_name DECIMAL(10, 2);  -- Up to 10 digits with 2 decimal places

-- FLOAT: Single-precision floating-point number
column_name FLOAT;

-- DOUBLE: Double-precision floating-point number
column_name DOUBLE;

String Data Types

-- CHAR: Fixed-length string (0-255 characters)
column_name CHAR(50);

-- VARCHAR: Variable-length string (0-65,535 characters)
column_name VARCHAR(255);

-- TEXT: Variable-length string (up to 65,535 characters)
column_name TEXT;

-- MEDIUMTEXT: Variable-length string (up to 16,777,215 characters)
column_name MEDIUMTEXT;

-- LONGTEXT: Variable-length string (up to 4,294,967,295 characters)
column_name LONGTEXT;

-- ENUM: String object with a value chosen from a list of permitted values
column_name ENUM('value1', 'value2', 'value3');

-- SET: String object that can have 0 or more values from a list of permitted values
column_name SET('value1', 'value2', 'value3');

Date and Time Data Types

-- DATE: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
column_name DATE;

-- TIME: Time in HH:MM:SS format
column_name TIME;

-- DATETIME: Date and time combination in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format
column_name DATETIME;

-- TIMESTAMP: Timestamp in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format, used for tracking changes
column_name TIMESTAMP;

-- YEAR: Year in 2-digit or 4-digit format
column_name YEAR;

Binary Data Types

-- BINARY: Fixed-length binary string
column_name BINARY(50);

-- VARBINARY: Variable-length binary string
column_name VARBINARY(255);

-- BLOB: Binary Large Object, variable-length (up to 65,535 bytes)
column_name BLOB;

-- MEDIUMBLOB: Medium-sized BLOB (up to 16,777,215 bytes)
column_name MEDIUMBLOB;

-- LONGBLOB: Large BLOB (up to 4,294,967,295 bytes)
column_name LONGBLOB;

JSON Data Type

-- JSON: Stores JSON-format data
column_name JSON;

Spatial Data Types

-- GEOMETRY: Stores geometry values of any type
column_name GEOMETRY;

-- POINT: Stores X and Y coordinates
column_name POINT;

-- LINESTRING: Stores a series of points
column_name LINESTRING;

-- POLYGON: Stores a polygon
column_name POLYGON;