CONCATENATE function
Joins several text items into one text item
Syntax
CONCATENATE(text1, [text2])Square brackets indicate optional arguments.
Arguments
| Argument | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| text1 | Yes | The first item to join. The item can be a text value, number, or cell reference.A1 |
| text2 | No · repeats | Additional text items to join. You can have up to 255 items, up to a total of 8,192 characters.A2 |
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=CONCATENATE(A2," / ",B2)The formula joins two text cells with a literal separator. CONCATENATE remains useful for existing workbooks; CONCAT or TEXTJOIN provide other ways to build new text formulas.
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CONCATENATE · top-level call
=CONCATENATE(A2," / ",B2)1 / 3 · text1
The first item to join. The item can be a text value, number, or cell reference.
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Univer 1.0.4 / Apache-2.0. Calculation checks cover the supplied examples only. The browser worksheet does not implement every Excel feature, external service or connected data type.