---
title: "Use the ISBLANK Function to Return TRUE for Empty Values"
slug: "isblank-function"
description: "Learn to use ISBLANK to check for empty values in Pigment. Returns TRUE if the value is BLANK, FALSE otherwise."
updated: 2025-05-30T09:38:33Z
published: 2025-08-22T12:00:18Z
---

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# ISBLANK function

## ​​​Description

Returns TRUE if the given Value is `BLANK`, FALSE otherwise.

## Syntax

`ISBLANK(Value)`

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Dimensions | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Value* (required) | Any | Any | Returns TRUE boolean if value is `BLANK` |

## Returns

| Type | Dimensions |
| --- | --- |
| Boolean | Dimensions of argument *Value* |

## Examples

| Formula | Result | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `ISBLANK(1)` | FALSE | 1 is not `BLANK` |
| `ISBLANK(BLANK)` | TRUE |  |
| `ISBLANK(MyMetric)` |  | `BLANK` values of MyMetric return TRUE while non-`BLANK` values return FALSE. |

## See also

Excel: [IS](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/is-functions-0f2d7971-6019-40a0-a171-f2d869135665)

Related articles: [ISNOTBLANK](/v1/docs/isnotblank-function), [IFBLANK](/v1/docs/ifblank-function), [IF](/v1/docs/if-function)

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