# abs — DuckDB 1.4.4

Absolute value

- Reference: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/
- JSON: /products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/abs.json
- Snapshot ID: duckdb-1.4.4
- Engine: duckdb v1.4.4
- Source ID: 6ddac802ff
- Binary SHA-256: 8d05bee013ea13d6b5d75272d7ddb52b3d6d9cdaf30d1a3e8e82d42757905182
- Captured: 2026-09-05T18:37:36.091Z
- Source: https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/releases/tag/v1.4.4
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## Overloads

### overload-a3762116b4d4e206

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: BIGINT) → BIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-a3762116b4d4e206

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | BIGINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: BIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-71b1d831b32cf819

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: DECIMAL) → DECIMAL
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-71b1d831b32cf819

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | DECIMAL | not recorded |

Declared return type: DECIMAL. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-fbb1c773aa183b40

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: DOUBLE) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-fbb1c773aa183b40

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | DOUBLE | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-5e4a1288e6389932

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: FLOAT) → FLOAT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-5e4a1288e6389932

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | FLOAT | not recorded |

Declared return type: FLOAT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-115deb3e84e3ffb3

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: HUGEINT) → HUGEINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-115deb3e84e3ffb3

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | HUGEINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: HUGEINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-9c142de65f1631fd

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: INTEGER) → INTEGER
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-9c142de65f1631fd

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | INTEGER | not recorded |

Declared return type: INTEGER. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-ed86a1ee46ee412a

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: SMALLINT) → SMALLINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-ed86a1ee46ee412a

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | SMALLINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: SMALLINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-e49f0dedacb83bfe

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: TINYINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-e49f0dedacb83bfe

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | TINYINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: TINYINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-397477273e43c90e

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: UBIGINT) → UBIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-397477273e43c90e

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | UBIGINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: UBIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-bed2f38c553c1391

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: UHUGEINT) → UHUGEINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-bed2f38c553c1391

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | UHUGEINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: UHUGEINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-b1280e05ad72e3ce

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: UINTEGER) → UINTEGER
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-b1280e05ad72e3ce

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | UINTEGER | not recorded |

Declared return type: UINTEGER. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-293dba6d3bd97c4c

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: USMALLINT) → USMALLINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-293dba6d3bd97c4c

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | USMALLINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: USMALLINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-8fbfc051971dfc99

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
abs(x: UTINYINT) → UTINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/abs/#overload-8fbfc051971dfc99

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | UTINYINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: UTINYINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.


## Guide recipes

No guide recipes.

## Engine catalog examples

Source examples may require additional data or extensions. Expressions are wrapped in SELECT; execution verification is not recorded.

Reported for: overload-a3762116b4d4e206, overload-71b1d831b32cf819, overload-fbb1c773aa183b40, overload-5e4a1288e6389932, overload-115deb3e84e3ffb3, overload-9c142de65f1631fd, overload-ed86a1ee46ee412a, overload-e49f0dedacb83bfe, overload-397477273e43c90e, overload-bed2f38c553c1391, overload-b1280e05ad72e3ce, overload-293dba6d3bd97c4c, overload-8fbfc051971dfc99

```sql
SELECT abs(-17.4);
```

## Runnable examples

Executed successfully in Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3. Sample data and guide examples are separate from the original catalog.

```sql
SELECT abs(-17.4);
```

## Additional DuckDB documentation

- [Aggregate Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/aggregates#madx)
- [Numeric Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/numeric#absx)

## In other engines

### Snowflake: bitmap_bit_position()

Uses abs as part of a larger rewrite.

Snowflake:

```sql
SELECT BITMAP_BIT_POSITION(10)
```

Haybarn / DuckDB:

```sql
SELECT (CASE WHEN 10 > 0 THEN 10 - 1 ELSE ABS(10) END) % 32768
```

Translation from [SQLGlot](https://github.com/tobymao/sqlglot/blob/3086608e6fd4c41c02dfba47171608d2b193fce2/tests/dialects/test_snowflake.py#L109).

## Observed availability

| Snapshot | Observed | Overloads | JSON |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| haybarn-1.5.5-rc3 | present | 13 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/functions/abs.json) |
| duckdb-1.5.5 | present | 13 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.5.5/functions/abs.json) |
| duckdb-1.4.4 | present | 13 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/abs.json) |
| duckdb-1.3.2 | present | 13 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.3.2/functions/abs.json) |

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