Calc CONCAT function

The CONCAT function combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn't provide delimiter arguments.

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This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the CONCAT function.


Description

The CONCAT function combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn't provide delimiter arguments.


Syntax

CONCAT(text1, [text2],…)


The CONCAT function syntax has the following arguments:
  • text1 - Required. Text item to be joined. A string, or array of strings, such as a range of cells.
  • [text2, ...] - Optional: Additional text items to be joined. There can be a maximum of 253 text arguments for the text items. Each can be a string, or array of strings, such as a range of cells.

Examples

FormulaDescriptionResult
=CONCAT({variable}, " is required")Creates a sentence using a variable (assuming its value is Field) and textField is required
=CONCAT("This ", "is ", "a ", "sentence.")Creates a sentence using multiple text arguments.This is a sentence

Errors

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