false
Learn how to use the Boolean constant false in Notion formulas.
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false
Type
false into a Notion formula property, and that property will output an unchecked checkbox, representing the value false.A Boolean value has only two states, which can be thought of as:
- True or False
- 1 or 0
- On or Off
A Boolean simply represents the two truth values of logic.
Notion represents Boolean values with checked (true) and unchecked (false) checkboxes.
These resources aren’t necessary for understanding how to work with Booleans in Notion, but you may find them interesting if you want to dive deeper into how Booleans are used in programming and computer science.
This formula will simply output
false in a Notion formula property, displaying as an unchecked checkbox:1
false
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false ? "😀" : "😭"
This is an
if() statement written in shorthand - it could also be written as if(false,"😀","😭"). It will simply output 😭 if the condition is false. The condition is the first part of the if() statement, or what is left of the ? in the shorthand formula.Since the Boolean
false outputs false naturally, the result will be 😭. See the Sad property in the example database below for proof.true and false are case-sensitive. Typing True or False will result in a syntax error.Here you can see how Notion displays
true and false Boolean values. You can also see the output of our Sad formula, which is shown above.
Other formula components used in this example:
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