An empty Object matches any object

{}                @> {} == True
{"a":1,"b":false} @> {} == True

Any key-value will be matched top-level

{"a":1,"b":{"c":true"}} @> {"a":1}         == True
{"a":1,"b":{"c":true"}} @> {"b":1}         == False
{"a":1,"b":{"c":true"}} @> {"b":{}}        == True
{"a":1,"b":{"c":true"}} @> {"c":true}      == False
{"a":1,"b":{"c":true"}} @> {"b":{c":true}} == True

An empty Array matches any array

[]                    @> [] == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> [] == True

Any array has to be a sub-set. Any object or array will also be compared as being a subset of.

[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> [1]                       == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> [null,"hi"]               == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> ["hi",true]               == False
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> ["hi",2,null,false,1]     == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> [1,2,"hi",false,null,{}]  == False

Arrays and objects inside arrays match the same way they'd be matched as being on their own.

[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [{}]            == True
[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [{"a":[]}]      == True
[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [{"b":[null]}]  == False
[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [[]]            == True
[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [[3]]           == True
[1,"hi",[false,3],{"a":[null]}] @> [[true,3]]      == False

A regular value has to be a member

[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> 1      == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> 5      == False
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> "hi"   == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> false  == True
[1,2,"hi",false,null] @> "2"    == False

An object will never match with an array

[1,2,"hi",[false,3],{"a":null}] @> {}          == False
[1,2,"hi",[false,3],{"a":null}] @> {"a":null}  == False

For any other JSON values the `(@>.)` operator functions like an equivalence operator.

"hello" @> "hello"     == True
"hello" @> "Hello"     == False
"hello" @> "h"         == False
"hello" @> {"hello":1} == False
"hello" @> ["hello"]   == False

5       @> 5       == True
5       @> 5.00    == True
5       @> 1       == False
5       @> 7       == False
12345   @> 1234    == False
12345   @> 2345    == False
12345   @> "12345" == False
12345   @> [1,2,3,4,5] == False

true    @> true    == True
true    @> false   == False
false   @> true    == False
true    @> "true"  == False

null    @> null    == True
null    @> 23      == False
null    @> "null"  == False
null    @> {}      == False