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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

 

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