## Syntax
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Start((START)) --> CHR[CHR]:::quoted
CHR --> End((END))
Start((START)) --> CHAR[CHAR]:::quoted
CHAR --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `CHR` SQL function gets a character from the Unicode database character set specified by its numeric position.
Parameters:
- Input: a numeric value of the character in the Unicode character set.
Returns: A character from the Unicode database character set.
## Examples
The following example retrieves a backtick using the position 96:
```sql
select chr(96)
--------
`
```
The following example retrieves a carriage return plus linefeed:
```sql
select chr(13) || chr(10)
--------
...
```