DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_data; CREATE TABLE test_data ( col1 Nullable(String), col2 Nullable(String), col3 Nullable(String) ) ENGINE = Memory; INSERT INTO test_data VALUES ('val1', NULL, 'val3'); SELECT '# output_format_csv_null_representation should initially be \\N'; SELECT * FROM test_data FORMAT CSV; SELECT '# Changing output_format_csv_null_representation'; SET output_format_csv_null_representation = '∅'; SELECT * FROM test_data FORMAT CSV; SET output_format_csv_null_representation = '\\N';