---
title: 'Liquid filters: abs'
description: Returns the absolute value of a number.
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/abs'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/abs.md'
---

# abs

```oobleck
number | abs
```

returns [number](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#number)

Returns the absolute value of a number.

##### Code

```liquid
{{ -3 | abs }}
```

##### Output

```html
3
```