TEXT Function

Description

The Microsoft Excel TEXT function returns a value converted to text with a specified format.

Syntax

The syntax for the TEXT function in Microsoft Excel is:

TEXT( value, format )

Parameters or Arguments

value

The value to convert to text.

format

The format used to display the result.

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 TEXT function examples and explore how to use the TEXT function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

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

=TEXT(A1, "$#,##0.00")
Result: "$7,678.87"

=TEXT(A1, "0")
Result: "7679"

=TEXT(A2, "0.0")
Result: "123.7"

=TEXT(1277, "#,##0")
Result: "1,277"

=TEXT(C1, "yyyy/mm/dd")
Result: "2003/12/12"

=TEXT(C1, "mmm dd, yyyy")
Result: "Dec 12, 2003"