Description
Returns the character specified by a number. Use CHAR to translate code page numbers you might get from files on other types of computers into characters.
| Operating environment | Character set |
| Macintosh | Macintosh character set |
| Windows | ANSI |
Syntax
CHAR(number)
The CHAR function syntax has the following arguments:
- Number Required. A number between 1 and 255 specifying which character you want. The character is from the character set used by your computer.
Note: Excel Online supports only CHAR(9), CHAR(10), CHAR(13), and CHAR(32) and above.
Example
Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.
| Formula | Description | Result |
| =CHAR(65) | Displays the character represented by 65 in the computer’s character set. | A |
| =CHAR(33) | Displays the character represented by 33 in the computer’s character set. | ! |