# bitwise OR (|)

Combines two integers to produce a third integer whose binary bits are 1 if either bit in the input numbers are also 1.

## Syntax

```
  19 = 10011
  21 = 10101
| -----------
  23 = 10111

```

```
num1 | num2

```

## Return Type

Integer

## Examples

```sql
SELECT 19 | 21, bin(19), bin(21), bin(19 | 21);

```

```output

+---------+---------+---------+--------------+
| 19 | 21 | bin(19) | bin(21) | bin(19 | 21) |
+---------+---------+---------+--------------+
|      23 | 10011   | 10101   | 10111        |
+---------+---------+---------+--------------+

```

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Modified at: February 24, 2023

Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/numeric-functions/bitwise-or/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/numeric-functions/bitwise-or/)

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