---
title: "Use the TRUE Function to Return a Logical TRUE Value"
slug: "true-function"
description: "Learn to use the TRUE function to return a logical TRUE value in Pigment formulas and simplify your condition-based modeling."
updated: 2026-01-13T14:39:52Z
published: 2026-01-13T14:39:52Z
---

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# TRUE function

## Description

Returns the logical value `TRUE`

## Syntax

`TRUE`

## Return type

`Boolean`

## Example

| **Case** | **Returns** | **Return Type** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `IF(Month.'Start Date' > DATE(2020,4,1), TRUE, FALSE)` | returns `TRUE` for all months after April 2020, `FALSE` otherwise | `boolean` |

**Excel equivalent**: [TRUE](/hc/en-us/articles/360019978578)

**See also**: [AND](/v1/docs/and-function), [OR](/v1/docs/or-function), [NOT](/v1/docs/not-function), [FALSE](/v1/docs/false-function), [IF](/v1/docs/if-function)

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