## 9.1 Literal Values

[9.1.1 String Literals](string-literals.html)
[9.1.2 Numeric Literals](number-literals.html)
[9.1.3 Date and Time Literals](date-and-time-literals.html)
[9.1.4 Hexadecimal Literals](hexadecimal-literals.html)
[9.1.5 Bit-Value Literals](bit-value-literals.html)
[9.1.6 Boolean Literals](boolean-literals.html)
[9.1.7 NULL Values](null-values.html)

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 This section describes how to write literal values in MySQL. These include strings, numbers, hexadecimal and bit values, boolean values, and `NULL`. The section also covers various nuances that you may encounter when dealing with these basic types in MySQL.

