Should I store HTML as nvarchar(MAX) or ntext?

Question

I don\'t know if there\'s a limit to the number of characters if I choose nvarchar(MAX), and I\'m not sure how many characters I would need anyways.

What\'s the standard

Answer 1

The ntext type is deprecated, as are text and image. Microsoft recommends replacing them with nvarchar(max), varchar(max) and varbinary(max) respectively.

Use nvarchar(max), therefore.

Reference:

• ntext, text, and image (Transact-SQL)