SQL BETWEEN Operator

The SQL 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

SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name BETWEEN value1 AND value2;

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 NOT CategoryID 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;

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';