A given cell
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Formula: F2: =COLUMN(D1)
Result: 4
Column D is the fourth column.
Google Sheets function
COLUMN in Google Sheets
COLUMN with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the COLUMN Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
The column of the formula cell
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Formula: C2: =COLUMN()
Result: 3
The formula is in column C, which is 3.
A far-right column
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Formula: C2: =COLUMN(AB1)
Result: 28
A to Z account for 26 columns, so AB is the 28th.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =COLUMN(C1)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ID | Item | Price | Stock | Result | |
| 2 | 101 | Pen | 2.5 | 120 | 3 | |
| 3 | 102 | Notebook | 4 | 80 | ||
| 4 | 103 | Lamp | 25 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 104 | Mug | 7.5 | 40 | ||
| 6 | 105 | Backpack | 39 | 12 |
Result in F2: 3
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