How to add comma before number in Excel?

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.

Add comma before first number with formulas

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

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.

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.

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 Excel’s Add Text utility can do this favor.

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

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

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:

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

Click here to know more about Add Text.

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