LOWER Function

Description

The Microsoft Excel LOWER function converts all letters in the specified string to lowercase. If there are characters in the string that are not letters, they are unaffected by this function.

Syntax

The syntax for the LOWER function in Microsoft Excel is:

LOWER( text )

Parameters or Arguments

text

The string to convert to lowercase.

Applies To

• Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel LOWER function examples and explore how to use the LOWER function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following LOWER examples would return:

=LOWER(A1)
Result: "alphabet soup"

=LOWER(A2)
Result: "techonthenet.com"

=LOWER("Excel")
Result: "excel"