# sign — DuckDB 1.5.5

Returns the sign of x as -1, 0 or 1

- Reference: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/
- JSON: /products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.5.5/functions/sign.json
- Snapshot ID: duckdb-1.5.5
- Engine: duckdb v1.5.5
- Source ID: d8cdaa33fd
- Binary SHA-256: 8463eb26527b278109cfddffc4606e1019ebefcfe2eac75efc53c76ed8f282d5
- Captured: 2026-09-05T18:37:40.699Z
- Source: https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/releases/tag/v1.5.5
- Loaded extensions: autocomplete, core_functions, icu, json, parquet, shell

## Interpretation

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## Overloads

### overload-e6f668660c82c2e7

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: BIGINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-e6f668660c82c2e7

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

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

### overload-9bc41f4d7901a1b5

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: DOUBLE) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-9bc41f4d7901a1b5

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

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

### overload-96c92b4d2b8c6c37

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: FLOAT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-96c92b4d2b8c6c37

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

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

### overload-7f4bf6ed86f0b272

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: HUGEINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-7f4bf6ed86f0b272

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

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

### overload-ab1be46d0d360ad2

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: INTEGER) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-ab1be46d0d360ad2

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

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

### overload-b5feb2b67806a67d

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: SMALLINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-b5feb2b67806a67d

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

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

### overload-256b06cbcf794c1a

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: TINYINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-256b06cbcf794c1a

| 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-01478bcff93d69cc

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: UBIGINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-01478bcff93d69cc

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

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

### overload-cc5902d0aff0b89b

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: UHUGEINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-cc5902d0aff0b89b

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

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

### overload-2ca2804e34718492

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: UINTEGER) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-2ca2804e34718492

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

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

### overload-d4514bc8e26dc2ef

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: USMALLINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-d4514bc8e26dc2ef

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

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

### overload-4cdff5bcc8dc4059

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
sign(x: UTINYINT) → TINYINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.5.5/sign/#overload-4cdff5bcc8dc4059

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

Declared return type: TINYINT. 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-e6f668660c82c2e7, overload-9bc41f4d7901a1b5, overload-96c92b4d2b8c6c37, overload-7f4bf6ed86f0b272, overload-ab1be46d0d360ad2, overload-b5feb2b67806a67d, overload-256b06cbcf794c1a, overload-01478bcff93d69cc, overload-cc5902d0aff0b89b, overload-2ca2804e34718492, overload-d4514bc8e26dc2ef, overload-4cdff5bcc8dc4059

```sql
SELECT sign(-349);
```

## Runnable examples

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

```sql
SELECT sign(-349);
```

## Additional DuckDB documentation

- [Numeric Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/numeric#signx)

## Observed availability

| Snapshot | Observed | Overloads | JSON |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| haybarn-1.5.5-rc3 | present | 12 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/functions/sign.json) |
| duckdb-1.5.5 | present | 12 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.5.5/functions/sign.json) |
| duckdb-1.4.4 | present | 12 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/sign.json) |
| duckdb-1.3.2 | present | 12 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.3.2/functions/sign.json) |

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