-- MySql
SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC LIMIT 5;
-- SQL Server
SELECT TOP 5 * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC;
-- Oracle < 11g
SELECT * FROM ( SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC ) WHERE ROWNUM <= 5;
-- Oracle 12c +
SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS ONLY; SELECT expressions
FROM tables
[WHERE conditions]
[ORDER BY expression [ ASC | DESC ]]
LIMIT number_rows [ OFFSET offset_value ];SELECT first_name, age
FROM Customers
LIMIT 2;SELECT ROWNUM, a.*
FROM (SELECT customers.*
FROM customers
WHERE customer_id > 4500
ORDER BY last_name) a;SELECT * FROM customer
LIMIT 10;In MySQL, top 50 rows are displayed by using this following query:
SELECT * FROM
LIMIT 0, 50;