{"id":6046,"date":"2024-03-14T03:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-escape-in-sql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T22:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:47:26","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-escape-in-sql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-escape-in-sql\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL ESCAPE: Usage &#038; Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In SQL, ESCAPE is a keyword used to specify an escape character for escaping special characters. 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