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UNICODE Function in Excel: Syntax, Examples and Free Practice

By Rinkesh Shah, founder of Cellgrids.

UNICODE is an Excel Text function. Returns the Unicode number for the first character of text.

UNICODE syntax

=UNICODE(text)

Arguments

When to use UNICODE

UNICODE is used to clean up and reshape text data pulled from other systems before reporting on it.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the UNICODE function do in Excel?

Returns the Unicode number for the first character of text.

What is the syntax of UNICODE in Excel?

The syntax is =UNICODE(text). text: The text to work with.

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