# CROSSES

## Syntax

```sql
Crosses(g1,g2)
```

## Description

Returns `1` if `g1` spatially crosses `g2`. Returns `NULL` if `g1` is a [Polygon](../geometry-constructors/polygon) or a [MultiPolygon](../geometry-constructors/multipolygon), or if `g2` is a [Point](../geometry-constructors/point) or a [MultiPoint](../geometry-constructors/multipoint). Otherwise, returns `0`.

The term spatially crosses denotes a spatial relation between two given geometries that has the following properties:

* The two geometries intersect.
* Their intersection results in a geometry that has a dimension that is one less than the maximum dimension of the two given geometries.
* Their intersection is not equal to either of the two given geometries.

`CROSSES()` is based on the original MySQL implementation, and uses object bounding rectangles, while [ST\_CROSSES()](st-crosses) uses object shapes.

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