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How to convert currency to words text in Excel?

For non-native speakers who use English as their second language, sometimes is hard to directly change the currency number to English words when the number is too long. In this article, you will learn how to easily convert currency to words text in Excel.

Convert currency to words with VBA code
Convert currency to words with Kutools for Excel


Convert currency to words with VBA code

With the below VBA code, you can convert currency number to English words.

1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications dialog box.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications dialog box, click Insert > Module. Then copy and paste the below code into the code window.

VBA code: Convert currency number to English Words

Function NumberstoWords(ByVal pNumber)
Dim Dollars, Cents
arr = Array("", "", " Thousand ", " Million ", " Billion ", " Trillion ")
pNumber = Trim(Str(pNumber))
xDecimal = InStr(pNumber, ".")
If xDecimal > 0 Then
    Cents = GetTens(Left(Mid(pNumber, xDecimal + 1) & "00", 2))
    pNumber = Trim(Left(pNumber, xDecimal - 1))
End If
xIndex = 1
Do While pNumber <> ""
    xHundred = ""
    xValue = Right(pNumber, 3)
    If Val(xValue) <> 0 Then
        xValue = Right("000" & xValue, 3)
        If Mid(xValue, 1, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 1, 1)) & " Hundred "
        End If
        If Mid(xValue, 2, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = xHundred & GetTens(Mid(xValue, 2))
        Else
            xHundred = xHundred & GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 3))
        End If
    End If
    If xHundred <> "" Then
        Dollars = xHundred & arr(xIndex) & Dollars
    End If
    If Len(pNumber) > 3 Then
        pNumber = Left(pNumber, Len(pNumber) - 3)
    Else
        pNumber = ""
    End If
    xIndex = xIndex + 1
Loop
Select Case Dollars
    Case ""
        Dollars = "No Dollars"
    Case "One"
        Dollars = "One Dollar"
    Case Else
        Dollars = Dollars & " Dollars"
End Select
Select Case Cents
    Case ""
        Cents = " and No Cents"
    Case "One"
        Cents = " and One Cent"
    Case Else
        Cents = " and " & Cents & " Cents"
End Select
NumberstoWords = Dollars & Cents
End Function
Function GetTens(pTens)
Dim Result As String
Result = ""
If Val(Left(pTens, 1)) = 1 Then
    Select Case Val(pTens)
        Case 10: Result = "Ten"
        Case 11: Result = "Eleven"
        Case 12: Result = "Twelve"
        Case 13: Result = "Thirteen"
        Case 14: Result = "Fourteen"
        Case 15: Result = "Fifteen"
        Case 16: Result = "Sixteen"
        Case 17: Result = "Seventeen"
        Case 18: Result = "Eighteen"
        Case 19: Result = "Nineteen"
        Case Else
    End Select
Else
Select Case Val(Left(pTens, 1))
    Case 2: Result = "Twenty "
    Case 3: Result = "Thirty "
    Case 4: Result = "Forty "
    Case 5: Result = "Fifty "
    Case 6: Result = "Sixty "
    Case 7: Result = "Seventy "
    Case 8: Result = "Eighty "
    Case 9: Result = "Ninety "
    Case Else
End Select
Result = Result & GetDigit(Right(pTens, 1))
End If
GetTens = Result
End Function
Function GetDigit(pDigit)
Select Case Val(pDigit)
    Case 1: GetDigit = "One"
    Case 2: GetDigit = "Two"
    Case 3: GetDigit = "Three"
    Case 4: GetDigit = "Four"
    Case 5: GetDigit = "Five"
    Case 6: GetDigit = "Six"
    Case 7: GetDigit = "Seven"
    Case 8: GetDigit = "Eight"
    Case 9: GetDigit = "Nine"
    Case Else: GetDigit = ""
End Select
End Function

3. Press Alt + Q keys simultaneously to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications dialog box.

4. Select a blank cell (B1) which is adjacent to the cell you want to convert to words, enter the formula =NumberstoWords(A1), and then press the Enter key.

Note: A1 is the cell contains the currency number. You can change it as you need.

5. Select the cell B1, drag the Fill Handle down to get all English words of the currency numbers.


Convert currency to words with Kutools for Excel

This long VBA code seems complicated. Here I will introduce you a handy utility to easily solve this problem. With the Numbers to Words utility of Kutools for Excel, converting currency to words won’t be a problem anymore. Please do as follows.

Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.

1. Select the cells with the currency numbers you want to convert.

2. Click Kutools > Content > Numbers to Words. See screenshot:

3. In the Numbers to Currency Words dialog box, select English option, and click the OK or Apply button.

Now the selected currency numbers are converted to English words immediately.

  If you want to have a free trial (30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.

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Write the currency AED 3862.54 in words
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can convert it to malaysian ringgit ?
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Hi Warsha,

This type of conversion is not supported yet. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hello help, I love your formula but I would like to update the formula so that it stays like the example in capital letters. Thanks a lot.
Example:
USD 121,500.56 = One Hundred Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Fifty Six Cents
***ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 56/100 US DOLLARS

USD 121,500.00 = One Hundred Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents
***ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 US DOLLARS
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Hi Angel,
The following VBA code can do you a favor. After adding the code to the Module (Code) window. Don't forget to apply this formula =NumberstoWords(cell) to get the result.
Function NumberstoWords(ByVal pNumber)
'Updated by Extendoffice 20221123
Application.Volatile

Dim Dollars, Cents
arr = Array("", "", " Thousand ", " Million ", " Billion ", " Trillion ")
pNumber = Trim(Str(pNumber))
xDecimal = InStr(pNumber, ".")

If xDecimal > 0 Then
    Cents = Left(Mid(pNumber, xDecimal + 1) & "00", 2)
    Cents = "AND " & Cents & "/100 US DOLLARS"
    pNumber = Trim(Left(pNumber, xDecimal - 1))
Else
    Cents = "AND " & "00/100 US DOLLARS"
End If


xIndex = 1
Do While pNumber <> ""
    xHundred = ""
    xValue = Right(pNumber, 3)
    If Val(xValue) <> 0 Then
        xValue = Right("000" & xValue, 3)
        If Mid(xValue, 1, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 1, 1)) & " Hundred "
        End If
        If Mid(xValue, 2, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = xHundred & GetTens(Mid(xValue, 2))
        Else
            xHundred = xHundred & GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 3))
        End If
    End If
    If xHundred <> "" Then
        Dollars = xHundred & arr(xIndex) & Dollars
    End If
    If Len(pNumber) > 3 Then
        pNumber = Left(pNumber, Len(pNumber) - 3)
    Else
        pNumber = ""
    End If
    xIndex = xIndex + 1
Loop
Select Case Dollars
    Case ""
        Dollars = "No Dollars"
    Case "One"
        Dollars = "One Dollar"
    Case Else
        Dollars = Dollars
End Select
NumberstoWords = UCase(Dollars & Cents)
End Function
Function GetTens(pTens)
Dim Result As String
Result = ""
If Val(Left(pTens, 1)) = 1 Then
    Select Case Val(pTens)
        Case 10: Result = "Ten"
        Case 11: Result = "Eleven"
        Case 12: Result = "Twelve"
        Case 13: Result = "Thirteen"
        Case 14: Result = "Fourteen"
        Case 15: Result = "Fifteen"
        Case 16: Result = "Sixteen"
        Case 17: Result = "Seventeen"
        Case 18: Result = "Eighteen"
        Case 19: Result = "Nineteen"
        Case Else
    End Select
Else
Select Case Val(Left(pTens, 1))
    Case 2: Result = "Twenty "
    Case 3: Result = "Thirty "
    Case 4: Result = "Forty "
    Case 5: Result = "Fifty "
    Case 6: Result = "Sixty "
    Case 7: Result = "Seventy "
    Case 8: Result = "Eighty "
    Case 9: Result = "Ninety "
    Case Else
End Select
Result = Result & GetDigit(Right(pTens, 1))
End If
GetTens = Result
End Function
Function GetDigit(pDigit)
Select Case Val(pDigit)
    Case 1: GetDigit = "One"
    Case 2: GetDigit = "Two"
    Case 3: GetDigit = "Three"
    Case 4: GetDigit = "Four"
    Case 5: GetDigit = "Five"
    Case 6: GetDigit = "Six"
    Case 7: GetDigit = "Seven"
    Case 8: GetDigit = "Eight"
    Case 9: GetDigit = "Nine"
    Case Else: GetDigit = ""
End Select
End Function
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Can you update the code to use Dinar and Fils .. Fils decimal is 3 .. means it has hundreds, tens and ones..
Thank you ..
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Hi Naseem,
Perhaps the VBA code on the following page can help.
Convert numbers to words using Dinar and Fils.
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Thank you so much ..
Can you update the to write the fills in number not word.
125.100 --> One Hundred Twenty Five Kuwaiti Dinar and 100 Fils Only

Thanks
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Want a solution that doesn't require VBA?
Check it out here
See result in screenshot
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I love your macro. Found one thing that doesn't quite work well. That's when there is a fractional. For instance if a field comes up as .835 excel rounds it up but the value is typed as "eighty three cents" while excel shows .84.
Work around for this?
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Hi,
Sorry for the inconvenience. We have updated the code, please give it a try.

Function NumberstoWords(ByVal pNumber)
'Updated by Extendoffice 20220428
Dim Dollars, Cents
arr = Array("", "", " Thousand ", " Million ", " Billion ", " Trillion ")
pNumber = Trim(Str(pNumber))
pNumber = Round(pNumber, 2)
xDecimal = InStr(pNumber, ".")
If xDecimal > 0 Then
    Cents = GetTens(Left(Mid(pNumber, xDecimal + 1) & "00", 2))
    pNumber = Trim(Left(pNumber, xDecimal - 1))
End If
xIndex = 1
Do While pNumber <> ""
    xHundred = ""
    xValue = Right(pNumber, 3)
    If Val(xValue) <> 0 Then
        xValue = Right("000" & xValue, 3)
        If Mid(xValue, 1, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 1, 1)) & " Hundred "
        End If
        If Mid(xValue, 2, 1) <> "0" Then
            xHundred = xHundred & GetTens(Mid(xValue, 2))
        Else
            xHundred = xHundred & GetDigit(Mid(xValue, 3))
        End If
    End If
    If xHundred <> "" Then
        Dollars = xHundred & arr(xIndex) & Dollars
    End If
    If Len(pNumber) > 3 Then
        pNumber = Left(pNumber, Len(pNumber) - 3)
    Else
        pNumber = ""
    End If
    xIndex = xIndex + 1
Loop
Select Case Dollars
    Case ""
        Dollars = "No Dollars"
    Case "One"
        Dollars = "One Dollar"
    Case Else
        Dollars = Dollars & " Dollars"
End Select
Select Case Cents
    Case ""
        Cents = " and No Cents"
    Case "One"
        Cents = " and One Cent"
    Case Else
        Cents = " and " & Cents & " Cents"
End Select
NumberstoWords = Dollars & Cents
End Function
Function GetTens(pTens)
Dim Result As String
Result = ""
If Val(Left(pTens, 1)) = 1 Then
    Select Case Val(pTens)
        Case 10: Result = "Ten"
        Case 11: Result = "Eleven"
        Case 12: Result = "Twelve"
        Case 13: Result = "Thirteen"
        Case 14: Result = "Fourteen"
        Case 15: Result = "Fifteen"
        Case 16: Result = "Sixteen"
        Case 17: Result = "Seventeen"
        Case 18: Result = "Eighteen"
        Case 19: Result = "Nineteen"
        Case Else
    End Select
Else
Select Case Val(Left(pTens, 1))
    Case 2: Result = "Twenty "
    Case 3: Result = "Thirty "
    Case 4: Result = "Forty "
    Case 5: Result = "Fifty "
    Case 6: Result = "Sixty "
    Case 7: Result = "Seventy "
    Case 8: Result = "Eighty "
    Case 9: Result = "Ninety "
    Case Else
End Select
Result = Result & GetDigit(Right(pTens, 1))
End If
GetTens = Result
End Function
Function GetDigit(pDigit)
Select Case Val(pDigit)
    Case 1: GetDigit = "One"
    Case 2: GetDigit = "Two"
    Case 3: GetDigit = "Three"
    Case 4: GetDigit = "Four"
    Case 5: GetDigit = "Five"
    Case 6: GetDigit = "Six"
    Case 7: GetDigit = "Seven"
    Case 8: GetDigit = "Eight"
    Case 9: GetDigit = "Nine"
    Case Else: GetDigit = ""
End Select
End Function
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This macro here helped me a lot, thank you so much for that. Our currency here in Kuwait has 3 digits after the decimal, could you help me with this?
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If 45.67 is written as forty-five dollars, sixty-seven cents, how's 45.678 written? Is it forty-five dollars, six hundred and seventy-eight cents?
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can't be changed the currency
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Review the article Million billion trillion conversion beginner guideline to learn and understand about number system and number conversion.
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currency is always in Dollar and cents, How can we change this to other currency?
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You can change the code to your currency instead of "dollers"
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Mr. Shaji can you guide with the steps Please
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