T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The UNISTR Function


I am not much for working in languages other than English. That’s my native language and I know little about others. However, the last few years I find myself using emojis more and more in quick communications as they seem to add some fun to the interaction. And those interactions need to be stored in a database and then retrieved, right?

The UNISTR is a new function in SQL Server 2025 that makes it easier to work with Unicode characters as a part of your strings.

This is part of a series on how the T-SQL language is evolving in