Excel CONCAT function
The Microsoft Excel CONCAT function joins texts from multiple columns, rows or ranges together.
Syntax
=CONCAT (text1,[Text2],…)
Arguments
Text1 (Required): The text item to be joined.
Text2 (Optional): The additional text item to be joined.
The Text arguments can be:
- A text value
- A cell reference
- A range of cells
Return Value
Return a string or text value without delimiter.
Function Note
1. This CONCAT function can be applied to Office 2019 and Office 365 (make sure you have the latest Office version) in Windows or Mac.
2. If you are running Office 2016 or older versions, use the CONCATENATE function.
3. You can combine up to 255 text arguments at the same time.
Examples
This section provides CONCAT function examples to show you how to use it in Excel.
Example 1: Combine texts from multiple cells into one
As the below screenshot shown, how to join texts in different columns B, C, D and E together and place the result in column F? Please do as follows to get it done.
1. Select a blank cell (says F3) to output the joined texts, copy the below formula into it and press the Enter key. And then drag the Fill Handle down to get all results. See screenshot:
=CONCAT(B3:E3)
Example 2: Combine texts from multiple cells into one with certain delimiter
Supposing there are two columns containing the first and last names separately, and you want to combine the first and last names into one cell with space delimiter, please try the below method.
1. Select a blank cell, copy the below formula into it and press the Enter key. And then drag the Fill Handle down to get all results.
=CONCAT(B3," ",C3)
Notes:
1. B3 contains the first name, and C3 contains the second name.
2. " " means that you will combine the first and last names with space. If you want to combine with comma, replace the space with comma such as "," or other delimiter as you need.
3. If you want to make all texts uppercase or lowercase after joining, please apply the below formula.
=UPPER(CONCAT(B3," ",C3))
=LOWER(CONCAT(B3," ",C3))
3. You can include other text value in the CONCAT function directly by enclosing the text with double quotation marks.
=CONCAT(B3," ",C3,",", "Class 1")
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