{"id":1149,"date":"2018-07-01T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:07:58","slug":"len","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/functions\/len\/","title":{"rendered":"LEN function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The LEN function in Excel is a simple yet powerful tool for counting the number of characters in a text string. It can be incredibly useful for tasks like checking the length of a name, verifying the character count in a cell, or making sure your text fits within a specific limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LEN(text)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The LEN function is straightforward to use. You only need to provide the text string you want to measure. Here are some examples to help you understand how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This formula will return 13 because there are 13 characters in the text “Hello, World!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have text in cell A2, this formula will count the number of characters in that cell’s content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, the formula will return 5 because there are 5 characters in the string “12345”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember, the LEN function counts all characters, including letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The LEN function is a handy tool for various tasks, such as data validation, creating character limits for text entries, or performing text analysis. It’s a basic function, but it can be combined with other Excel functions to solve more complex problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The LEN function in Excel is a simple yet powerful tool for counting the number of characters in a text string. It can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[180],"yoast_head":"\nArguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
text<\/strong><\/td> The text string you want to count the characters of.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n How to use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
=LEN(\"Hello, World!\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=LEN(A2)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
=LEN(\"12345\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n