Using the nodes syntax

In Cypher, a node is surrounded by parentheses, (), making it resemble a circle in a diagram. Here are some example usages in Cypher:

• (p) – This represents a node identified with the p variable/alias. It can be of any type.
• () – This represents a node that is not assigned a variable or an alias. This is normally called an anonymous node, as it cannot be referenced later, except as part of a path.
• (:Person) – This represents a node with the Person label, but is not assigned to a variable or an alias.
• (p:Person) – This represents a node with a Person label, identified with the p variable/alias.
• (l:Location:Work) – This represents a node with multiple labels, Location and Work, identified with the l variable/alias.

Let’s move on to the relationships syntax.