title: MySQL - TEXT vs CHAR and VARCHAR
body: <p>Reading <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2083680/questions-about-types-in-mysql">this question</a>, a doubt popped into my head:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>char and varchar can store up to 255 chars</li>
  <li>text can store up to 65k chars</li>
  <li>char size in bytes is number of chars</li>
  <li>varchar size in bytes is number of chars <strong>used</strong> + 1</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>So how much bytes does TEXT actually occupy? ~65KB or number of chars <strong>used</strong> + 1?</p>