# > — greater than

[Syntax and values](README.md)

## Behavior and details

`>` asks whether the left value is greater than the right value. The answer is Boolean. The two **operands**, meaning the values being compared, must both be Numbers or both be Text.

For text, Pliro checks [Unicode code points](../concepts/code-points.md) from the start and uses the first difference. This is a fixed technical order, not a dictionary for a particular language. If one text is the complete beginning of another, the shorter one comes first.

Arithmetic groups before comparison, and comparison before equality. To check that a number lies between two bounds, write `a < b and b < c`. `a < b < c` is not a shortcut for that question.

## Example

```pliro
# language: en
say 3 > 5
say "Ada" > "Pliro"
```

## Related entries

[Syntax and values](README.md) · [Built-ins](../builtins/README.md) · [Programming guides](../guides/README.md)