The current webpage explains the SQL RIGHT JOIN keyword. Here’s a summary:

• Purpose: The RIGHT JOIN keyword returns all records from the right table (often called table2), and the matching records from the left table (table1). If there is no match, the result is still displayed with NULLs for columns from the left table.
• Syntax:

  SELECT column_name(s)
  FROM table1
  RIGHT JOIN table2
  ON table1.column_name = table2.column_name;
  

  • Note: In some databases, RIGHT JOIN is also called RIGHT OUTER JOIN.
• Example: The page provides an example using the Northwind database to retrieve all employees and any orders they might have placed. All records from the Employees table (right table) are shown, even if there's no corresponding order (left table).
• Key Point: RIGHT JOIN ensures all records from the right table are present in the result—even those with no matches from the left table.
• Quiz: The page includes a quick exercise to check your understanding of the concept.

This page is part of the broader W3Schools SQL tutorial series and includes navigation to related JOIN types and SQL concepts.[1]

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SQL RIGHT JOIN Keyword

SQL RIGHT JOIN Keyword

The RIGHT JOIN keyword returns all records from the right table (table2), and the matching records from the left table (table1). The result is 0 records from the left side, if there is no match.

RIGHT JOIN Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table1
RIGHT JOIN table2
ON table1.column_name = table2.column_name;

Note: In some databases RIGHT JOIN is called RIGHT OUTER JOIN.

Demo Database

In this tutorial we will use the well-known Northwind sample database.

Below is a selection from the "Orders" table:

And a selection from the "Employees" table:

SQL RIGHT JOIN Example

The following SQL statement will return all employees, and any orders they might have placed:

SELECT Orders.OrderID, Employees.LastName, Employees.FirstName  
FROM Orders  
RIGHT JOIN Employees ON Orders.EmployeeID = Employees.EmployeeID  
ORDER BY Orders.OrderID;

Note: The RIGHT JOIN keyword returns all records from the right table (Employees), even if there are no matches in the left table (Orders).