Excel CODE Function

Text Function ยท Intermediate Level

What is CODE?

Returns the numeric code for the first character in a text string. Inverse of CHAR.

Syntax

=CODE(text)

Example

Formula: =CODE(\

Result: 65

How It Works

Returns ASCII/ANSI code of first character. CODE('A')=65, CODE('a')=97. Use for character analysis.

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