Greater than (>)

Learn how to use the Boolean greater than (>) operator in Notion formulas.

The greater than (>) operator returns true if its left operand is greater than its right operand. It accepts string, numeric, date, and Boolean operands.

number > number
string > string
Boolean > Boolean
date > date
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)
2 > 1 /* Output: true */

42 > 50 /* Output: false */

"b" > "a" /* Output: true */

/* Boolean values equate to 1 (true) and 0 (false). */
true > false /* Output: true */

true > true /* Output: false */

/* For dates, "less than" equates to "before". */
now() > dateSubtract(now(), 1, "days") /* Output: true */
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Good to know: When comparing dates, “greater” = “later”.

Good to know: The greater than (>) operator cannot be chained in a Notion formula. A formula like 3 > 2 > 1 won’t work. Use the and operator to get around this – e.g. 3 > 2 and 2 > 1.

This example database records the power levels of two fighters at different stages. The Stronger formula outputs a sentence stating who the stronger fighter is at that time.

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((prop("Goku") > prop("Vegeta")) ? "Goku is stronger" : "Vegeta is stronger") + " during " + prop("Saga") + "."
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

This formula uses the conditional operators ? and : to form an if-then statement. The output is then combined with strings and the output of the Saga property via the add (+) operator (which can concatenate strings).

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My name is Thomas Frank, and I'm a Notion-certified writer, YouTuber, and template creator. I've been using Notion since 2018 to organize my personal life and to run my business and YouTube channel. In addition to this formula reference, I've created a free Notion course for beginners and several productivity-focused Notion templates. If you'd like to connect, follow me on Twitter.

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