LEN function

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Description

Returns the number of characters in a Text.

Syntax

LEN(Text)

Arguments

Argument

Type

Dimensions

Description

Text

(required)

Text

Any Dimensions

Text to get the number of characters from.

Returns

Type

Dimensions

Integer

Dimensions of Text

Examples

Formula

Result

Description

LEN(“text”)

4

LEN(“This is a sentence”)

18

There are 18 characters in the text, including the spaces.

See also

Excel: LEN

Related articles: TEXT, MID