MySQL OCTET_LENGTH() function is used to count the number of characters in a string. Basically, it is a synonym of LENGTH() function. Its syntax is as follows −
Syntax
OCTET_LENGTH(Str)
Here, Str is a string whose length of characters has to be returned.
Example
mysql> Select OCTET_LENGTH('My name is Ram')As Str_Length; +------------+ | Str_Length | +------------+ | 14 | +------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)