CHAR

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Returns the character specified by a number. Use CHAR to translate code page numbers you might get from files on other types of computers into characters.

Operating environment Character set
Macintosh Macintosh character set
Windows ANSI
Syntax

CHAR(number)

Number is a number between 1 and 255 specifying which character you want. The character is from the character set used by your computer.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Formula Description (Result)
=CHAR(65) Displays the 65 character in the set (A)
=CHAR(33) Displays the 33 character in the set (!)
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