Syntax This section describes the syntax of the Cypher query language. Values and types Naming rules and recommendations Expressions Expressions in general Note on string literals CASE Expressions Variables Reserved keywords Parameters String literal Regular expression Case-sensitive string pattern matching Create node with properties Create multiple nodes with properties Setting all properties on a node SKIP and LIMIT Node id Multiple node ids Calling procedures Operators Operators at a glance Aggregation operators Mathematical operators Comparison operators Boolean operators String operators Temporal operators List operators Property operators Equality and comparison of values Ordering and comparison of values Chaining comparison operations Comments Patterns Patterns for nodes Patterns for related nodes Patterns for labels Specifying properties Patterns for relationships Variable-length pattern matching Assigning to path variables Temporal (Date/Time) values Introduction Time zones Temporal instants Specifying temporal instants Specifying dates Specifying times Specifying time zones Examples Accessing components of temporal instants Durations Specifying durations Examples Accessing components of durations Examples Temporal indexing Spatial values Introduction Coordinate Reference Systems Geographic coordinate reference systems Cartesian coordinate reference systems Spatial instants Creating points Accessing components of points Spatial index Lists Lists in general List comprehension Pattern comprehension Maps Literal maps Map projection Working with null Introduction to null in Cypher Logical operations with null The [ operator and null] The IN operator and null Expressions that return null Was this page helpful?