| bigint | int8 | signed eight-byte integer |
| bigserial | serial8 | autoincrementing eight-byte integer |
| bit [ (n) ] | | fixed-length bit string |
| bit varying [ (n) ] | varbit | variable-length bit string |
| boolean | bool | logical Boolean (true/false) |
| box | | rectangular box on a plane |
| bytea | | binary data ("byte array") |
| character varying [ (n) ] | varchar [ (n) ] | variable-length character string |
| character [ (n) ] | char [ (n) ] | fixed-length character string |
| cidr | | IPv4 or IPv6 network address |
| circle | | circle on a plane |
| date | | calendar date (year, month, day) |
| double precision | float8 | double precision floating-point number (8 bytes) |
| inet | | IPv4 or IPv6 host address |
| integer | int, int4 | signed four-byte integer |
| interval [ fields ] [ (p) ] | | time span |
| line | | infinite line on a plane |
| lseg | | line segment on a plane |
| macaddr | | MAC (Media Access Control) address |
| money | | currency amount |
| numeric [ (p, s) ] | decimal [ (p, s) ] | exact numeric of selectable precision |
| path | | geometric path on a plane |
| point | | geometric point on a plane |
| polygon | | closed geometric path on a plane |
| real | float4 | single precision floating-point number (4 bytes) |
| smallint | int2 | signed two-byte integer |
| serial | serial4 | autoincrementing four-byte integer |
| text | | variable-length character string |
| time [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | | time of day (no time zone) |
| time [ (p) ] with time zone | timetz | time of day, including time zone |
| timestamp [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] | | date and time (no time zone) |
| timestamp [ (p) ] with time zone | timestamptz | date and time, including time zone |
| tsquery | | text search query |
| tsvector | | text search document |
| txid_snapshot | | user-level transaction ID snapshot |
| uuid | | universally unique identifier |
| xml | | XML data |