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The TEXTJOIN<\/b> function in Excel and Google Sheets enables you to concatenate multiple text strings into one. This is particularly useful for aggregating text values from various cells or a range of cells into a single cell.<\/p>\n

Basic Syntax<\/h2>\n

The syntax for the TEXTJOIN<\/b> function is consistent across both Excel and Google Sheets:<\/p>\n

=TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, [text2], ...)<\/code><\/pre>\n
    \n
  • delimiter<\/b>: The character or string used as a separator between text items.<\/li>\n
  • ignore_empty<\/b>: A boolean value (TRUE or FALSE) that determines whether to exclude empty cells from the concatenation.<\/li>\n
  • text1, text2, …<\/b>: The text items or cell ranges to be concatenated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Examples<\/h2>\n
    Example 1: Joining Text Strings<\/h3>\n
    Consider the scenario where text values reside in cells A1, A2, and A3 in Excel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    A<\/th>\nB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Apple<\/td>\n=TEXTJOIN(“, “, TRUE, A1, A2, A3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Orange<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Banana<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
    The formula =TEXTJOIN(\", \", TRUE, A1, A2, A3)<\/code> concatenates the values from cells A1, A2, and A3 using a comma and a space as the delimiter. This will output “Apple, Orange, Banana” into cell B1.<\/p>\n
    Example 2: Joining Text Strings with Ignore Empty Cells<\/h3>\n
    If you prefer to exclude empty cells while concatenating text, set the ignore_empty<\/b> argument to TRUE. Consider this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    A<\/th>\nB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Apple<\/td>\n=TEXTJOIN(“, “, TRUE, A1, “”, A3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Banana<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
    In this scenario, the formula =TEXTJOIN(\", \", TRUE, A1, \"\", A3)<\/code> considers only the non-empty cells (A1 and A3), resulting in “Apple, Banana” displayed in cell B1.<\/p>\n
    Example 3: Joining Text Strings from a Range<\/h3>\n
    The TEXTJOIN<\/b> function can also concatenate text values across a cell range. For example, to join text values in cells A1 to A5, separated by a line break, you can use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    A<\/th>\nB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Apple<\/td>\n=TEXTJOIN(CHAR(10), TRUE, A1:A5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Orange<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Banana<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Peach<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
    The formula =TEXTJOIN(CHAR(10), TRUE, A1:A5)<\/code> concatenates the values from A1 to A5, using a line break as the delimiter, resulting in the respective values appearing in cell B1 separated by line breaks.<\/p>\n
    These examples showcase the flexibility and utility of the TEXTJOIN<\/b> function in Excel and Google Sheets for merging text strings in a variety of contexts based on specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    Combines the text from multiple ranges and\/or strings, and includes a delimiter you specify between each text value that will be combined If the delimiter is an empty text string, this function will effectively concatenate the ranges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-text"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nExcel TEXTJOIN Function \u2013 How It Works, Formula Examples and Syntax<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn what the Excel TEXTJOIN function does. 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