The MySQL BETWEEN Operator

The BETWEEN operator selects values within a given range. The values can be numbers, text, or dates.

The BETWEEN operator is inclusive: begin and end values are included.

BETWEEN Syntax

Demo Database

Below is a selection from the "Products" table in the Northwind sample database:

BETWEEN Example

The following SQL statement selects all products with a price between 10 and 20:

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE Price BETWEEN 10 AND 20;

NOT BETWEEN Example

To display the products outside the range of the previous example, use NOT BETWEEN:

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE Price NOT BETWEEN 10 AND 20;

BETWEEN with IN Example

The following SQL statement selects all products with a price between 10 and 20. In addition; do not show products with a CategoryID of 1,2, or 3:

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE Price BETWEEN 10 AND 20 AND CategoryID NOT IN (1,2,3);

BETWEEN Text Values Example

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName between "Carnarvon Tigers" and "Mozzarella di Giovanni":

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE ProductName BETWEEN 'Carnarvon Tigers' AND 'Mozzarella di Giovanni' ORDER BY ProductName;

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName between "Carnarvon Tigers" and "Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning":

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE ProductName BETWEEN "Carnarvon Tigers" AND "Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning" ORDER BY ProductName;

NOT BETWEEN Text Values Example

The following SQL statement selects all products with a ProductName not between "Carnarvon Tigers" and "Mozzarella di Giovanni":

SELECT * FROM Products WHERE ProductName NOT BETWEEN 'Carnarvon Tigers' AND 'Mozzarella di Giovanni' ORDER BY ProductName;

Sample Table

Below is a selection from the "Orders" table in the Northwind sample database:

BETWEEN Dates Example

The following SQL statement selects all orders with an OrderDate between '01-July-1996' and '31-July-1996':

SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE OrderDate BETWEEN '1996-07-01' AND '1996-07-31';