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How to do a case-sensitive VLOOKUP in Excel?

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Normally, when you use the vlookup function to return the corresponding value of a specific data, the result does not recognize case sensitivity in text values, which can be frustrating when there are multiple values with different cases. However, here’s a useful formula to help solve this task.

Do a case-sensitive VLOOKUP with array formula

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Suppose you have the following data range where the ID column contains text strings with both uppercase and lowercase letters, and you want to return the corresponding name for a given ID. See the following screenshot:

A screenshot of a data table with ID column containing case-sensitive values in Excel

Type this formula into your specified cell: =INDEX(B2:B11,MATCH(TRUE,EXACT(D2,A2:A11),0)), and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys simultaneously, then you will get the correct result you need. See screenshot:

A screenshot of case-sensitive VLOOKUP result using an array formula

Note:

In the above formula:

  • A2:A11 is the column that you want to look up in;
  • D2 is the lookup value;
  • B2:B11 is the column which the result will be returned.

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