Text functions (reference) - Microsoft Support (2024)

ARRAYTOTEXT function

Returns an array of text values from any specified range

ASC function

Changes full-width (double-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to half-width (single-byte) characters

BAHTTEXT function

Converts a number to text, using the ß (baht) currency format

CHAR function

Returns the character specified by the code number

CLEAN function

Removes all nonprintable characters from text

CODE function

Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string

CONCAT function

Combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn't provide the delimiter or IgnoreEmpty arguments.

CONCATENATE function

Joins several text items into one text item

DBCS function

Changes half-width (single-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to full-width (double-byte) characters

DOLLAR function

Converts a number to text, using the $ (dollar) currency format

EXACT function

Checks to see if two text values are identical

FIND, FINDB functions

Finds one text value within another (case-sensitive)

FIXED function

Formats a number as text with a fixed number of decimals

LEFT, LEFTB functions

Returns the leftmost characters from a text value

LEN, LENB functions

Returns the number of characters in a text string

LOWER function

Converts text to lowercase

MID, MIDB functions

Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify

NUMBERVALUE function

Converts text to number in a locale-independent manner

PHONETIC function

Extracts the phonetic (furigana) characters from a text string

PROPER function

Capitalizes the first letter in each word of a text value

REPLACE, REPLACEB functions

Replaces characters within text

REPT function

Repeats text a given number of times

RIGHT, RIGHTB functions

Returns the rightmost characters from a text value

SEARCH, SEARCHB functions

Finds one text value within another (not case-sensitive)

SUBSTITUTE function

Substitutes new text for old text in a text string

T function

Converts its arguments to text

TEXT function

Formats a number and converts it to text

TEXTAFTER function

Returns text that occurs after given character or string

TEXTBEFORE function

Returns text that occurs before a given character or string

TEXTJOIN function

Combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings

TEXTSPLIT function

Splits text strings by using column and row delimiters

TRIM function

Removes spaces from text

UNICHAR function

Returns the Unicode character that is references by the given numeric value

UNICODE function

Returns the number (code point) that corresponds to the first character of the text

UPPER function

Converts text to uppercase

VALUE function

Converts a text argument to a number

VALUETOTEXT function

Returns text from any specified value