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UNICODE in Google Sheets

UNICODE 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 UNICODE Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.

Worked examples in Google Sheets

Euro sign

A
1Symbol
2€

Formula: C2: =UNICODE(A2)

Result: 8364

The euro sign is code point 8364.

ASCII letters match CODE

A
1Letter
2A

Formula: C2: =UNICODE(A2)

Result: 65

For basic Latin letters the result is the familiar ASCII value.

Round trip with UNICHAR

A
1Symbol
2★

Formula: C2: =UNICHAR(UNICODE(A2))=A2

Result: TRUE

Converting to a number and back gives the original character.

Try it

A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.

Formula in D2: =UNICODE(A5)

Example spreadsheet for UNICODE
ABCD
1TextOtherResult
2Alice Johnsonalice johnson83
3[email protected][email protected]
4 extra spaces
5SKU-2026-0415
6iced coffee, tea, sugar
7Order 417 shipped
Result in D2: 83

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