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The LEFT function extracts a given number of characters from the left side of a supplied text string. The first argument, text, is the text string to extract from.

This is typically a reference to a cell that contains text.

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The second argument, called num_chars, specifies the number of characters to extract. If num_chars is not provided, it defaults to 1. If num_chars is greater than the number of characters available, LEFT returns the entire text string.

Although LEFT is a simple function, it shows up in many more advanced formulas that test or manipulate text in a specific way.

LEFT function basics

To extract text with LEFT, just provide the text and the number of characters to extract.

The formulas below show how to extract one, two, and three characters with LEFT:

If the optional argument num_chars is not provided, it defaults to 1:

If num_chars exceeds the length of the text string, LEFT returns the entire string:

When LEFT is used on a numeric value, the result is text:

Example - abbreviate month names

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