{"id":8180,"date":"2024-03-14T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-the-oracle-character-set-be-viewed\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T01:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:34:17","slug":"how-can-the-oracle-character-set-be-viewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-the-oracle-character-set-be-viewed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to View Oracle Character Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

To check the character set of an Oracle database, you can use one of the following methods:<\/p>\n

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  1. View the character set of the database using SQL query statements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    SELECT<\/span> *<\/span> FROM<\/span> NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS WHERE<\/span> PARAMETER<\/span>=<\/span>'NLS_CHARACTERSET'<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This query will return the character set information of the database.<\/p>\n
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    1. View the character set through Oracle SQL Developer tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Connect to the database in Oracle SQL Developer, then select the DBA option under the Database menu, expand the Database Configuration option, click on Character Sets to view the character set information of the current database.<\/p>\n
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      1. Viewing character set through Oracle Enterprise Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Navigate to the Configuration option under the Database menu in Oracle Enterprise Manager, then select Character Sets to view the current database’s character set information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        To check the character set of an Oracle database, you can use one of the following methods: View the character set of the database using SQL query statements. SELECT * FROM NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS WHERE PARAMETER=’NLS_CHARACTERSET’; This query will return the character set information of the database. View the character set through Oracle SQL Developer tool. 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