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How to add comma before number in Excel?

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Suppose you have a list of text strings, and you want to add comma before first appearing number as below screenshots shown, how can you quickly solve it in Excel? Here I introduce formulas and a handy tool to help you handle with it.

A screenshot of text strings in Excel with comma added before numbers

Add comma before first number with formulas

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Add comma before first number with formulas

1. Firstly, you need to identify the location of the number. Select a blank cell next to the list, here is B1, and type this formula =MATCH(1,ISNUMBER(MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1))),1)+0)+0,0), and type Shift + Ctrl + Enter keys. Then drag the autofill handle down to apply cells with this formula.

A screenshot of Excel showing the MATCH formula to find first number position
A screenshot of results from the MATCH formula for locating first number in text

2. Go to C1, and type this formula =REPLACE(A1,B1,1,","&MID(A1,B1,1)), and press Enter key, and then drag autofill handle down to apply this formula to cells.

A screenshot of REPLACE formula adding comma before first number
A screenshot of Excel results after using REPLACE formula to add comma before first number

Tip:

1. In above formulas, A1 is the data cell, and B1 is the first formula cell.

2. You can paste the result as Value in another location.

Add comma before every number of a string with Kutools for Excel

If you want to add comma before every number of a string, Kutools for Excelā€™s Add Text utility can do this favor.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select the cells of data, and click Kutools > Text > Add Text. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools Add Text option in Excel

2. Then in the Add Text dialog, type comma , into Textbox, and check Only add to option and select Before numeric characters. You can see the result in the preview pane. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools dialog box

3. Click Ok. Now comma has been added before every number. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools results showing comma added before every number

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