---
title: compare.Lt
description: Returns the boolean truth of arg1 < arg2 && arg1 < arg3.
categories: []
keywords: []
action:
  aliases: [lt]
  related:
    - functions/compare/Eq
    - functions/compare/Ge
    - functions/compare/Gt
    - functions/compare/Le
    - functions/compare/Ne
  returnType: bool
  signatures: ['compare.Lt ARG1 ARG2 [ARG...]']
aliases: [/functions/lt]
---

```go-html-template
{{ lt 1 1 }} → false
{{ lt 1 2 }} → true
{{ lt 2 1 }} → false

{{ lt 1 1 1 }} → false
{{ lt 1 1 2 }} → false
{{ lt 1 2 1 }} → false
{{ lt 1 2 2 }} → true

{{ lt 2 1 1 }} → false
{{ lt 2 1 2 }} → false
{{ lt 2 2 1 }} → false
```

Use the `compare.Lt` function to compare other data types as well:

```go-html-template
{{ lt "ab" "a" }} → false
{{ lt time.Now (time.AsTime "1964-12-30") }} → false
{{ lt true false }} → false
```