sys.syscharsets (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW) SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

Contains one row for each character set and sort order defined for use by the SQL Server Database Engine. One of the sort orders is marked in sysconfigures as the default sort order. This is the only one actually being used.

Column name	Data type	Description
type	smallint	Type of entity this row represents: 1001 = Character set. 2001 = Sort order.
id	tinyint	Unique ID for the character set or sort order. Note sort orders and character sets cannot share the same ID number. The ID range of 1 through 240 is reserved for use by the Database Engine.
csid	tinyint	If the row represents a character set, this field is unused. If the row represents a sort order, this field is the ID of the character set that the sort order is built on. It is assumed a character set row with this ID exists in this table.
status	smallint	Internal system status information bits.
name	sysname	Unique name for the character set or sort order. This field must contain only the letters A-Z or a-z, numbers 0 - 9, and underscores(_); and it must start with a letter.
description	nvarchar(255)	Optional description of the features of the character set or sort order.
binarydefinition	varbinary(6000)	Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
definition	image	Internal definition of the character set or sort order. The structure of the data in this field depends on the type.

See Also

Mapping System Tables to System Views (Transact-SQL)
Compatibility Views (Transact-SQL)