UNICODE() Function in SQL Server

In this article, we are going to cover UNICODE() function where you will see the Unicode for given specific character or for expression character.

UNICODE() :
It is the function that gets the integer value for the first character of the input expression, as defined by the Unicode standard.

Syntax :

UNICODE(ncharacter_expression)

Parameter :
UNICODE function accepts a single parameter that means if you will give simply a character or you can give expression as input then it will read the first character and will return UNICODE for the same.

ncharacter_expression :
It is a nchar or nvarchar expression.

Returns –
UNICODE function will give you an integer value for the first character. It returns an integer value or the Unicode value, for the first character of the input expression.

Example-1 :
It will return the integer value of the first character of the input expression.

SELECT UNICODE('MS Dhoni');

Output :

77

Example-2 :
Using UNICODE function with table columns.

Table -Player_Details

SELECT UNICODE(PlayerName) AS UnicodeOfFirstChar, PlayerName 
FROM Player_Details;

Output :