TRIM function

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Description

Removes all spaces at the beginning or the end of a Text and replaces multiple spaces between words with a single space. You can use the TRIM function to remove irregular spacing from texts.

Syntax

TRIM(Text)

Arguments

Argument

Type

Dimensions

Description

Text

(required)

Text

Any Dimensions

Text to remove spaces from.

Returns

Type

Dimensions

Text

Dimesnions of Text

Examples

Formula

Result

Description

TRIM(“ text”)

“text”

Irregular spaces before the text are removed.

TRIM(“text “)

“text”

Irregular spaces after the text are removed.

TRIM(“this is a sentence”)

“this is a sentence”

Irregular spaces between words in the text are replaced with a single space.

TRIM(“ this is a longer sentence “)

“this is a longer sentence”

Irregular spaces before, after and between words are removed or replaced.

See also

Excel: TRIM

Related articles: TEXT

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