DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TestTable; CREATE TABLE TestTable ( Name varchar (255) CHARACTER SET ucs2 COLLATE ucs2_bin NOT NULL, CONSTRAINT MY_UNQ_UK UNIQUE(Name) ) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO TestTable(Name) VALUES('ᆱ'); INSERT INTO TestTable(Name) VALUES('ᆱᆳ'); -- only the first record is returned SELECT Name FROM TestTable WHERE Name LIKE 'ᆱ%'; -- DROP INDEX MY_UNQ_INDEX DROP INDEX MY_UNQ_UK ON TestTable; -- both records are returned SELECT Name FROM TestTable WHERE Name LIKE 'ᆱ%';