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HEX2BIN function

Converts a hexadecimal number to binary

Syntax

HEX2BIN(number, [places])

Square brackets indicate optional arguments.

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredMeaning
numberYesThe hexadecimal number you want to convert."F"
placesNoThe number of characters to use.8

Try HEX2BIN

Convert a base representation with HEX2BIN

=HEX2BIN(A2,B2)

Hexadecimal 1D means decimal 29. Eight binary places give 00011101; these leading zeroes are significant text characters. These small positive examples avoid signed two-complement limits.

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HEX2BIN · top-level call

=HEX2BIN(A2,B2)

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The hexadecimal number you want to convert.

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