Google Sheets UNICHAR Function

This post will guide you how to use Google Sheets UNICHAR function with syntax and examples.

Description


The Google Sheets UNICHAR function returns the Unicode character for a given number. This function support to return characters in both the UTF-8 and UTF-16 character set.

The UNICHAR function can be used to returns a Unicode character based on a given number in google sheets.  The purpose of this function is to get Unicode character by a number and its returned value is a Unicode character.

The UNICHAR function is a build-in function in Google Sheets and it is categorized as a Text Function.

Syntax


The syntax of the UNICHAR function is as below:

= UNICHAR(number)

Where the UNICHAR function argument is:

  • number -This is a required argument. The number to convert into a Unicode character.

Note:

  • Unicode is a character set. It is a very large character set. And it contains 137439 characters.
  • If number argument is 0, the UNICHAR function returns a #VALUE! Error message.
  • If the number does not have a corresponding Unicode character, and the UNICHAR function returns a #VALUE! Error.

Google Sheets UNICHAR Function Examples


The below examples will show you how to use google sheets UNICHAR function to convert a number to Unicode character.

#1 To get a Unicode character for a number value in cell B1, just using the following formula:

=UNICHAR(B1)  //it returns E

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