BIN2DEC Function in Excel: Binary to Decimal

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

EngineeringLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

BIN2DEC reads binary text (up to 10 digits) and returns the number.

Syntax

=BIN2DEC(number)
Argument What it means
number Binary text of up to 10 characters.

Examples

Example 1

=BIN2DEC("1101")

Returns 13.

DEC2BIN · DECIMAL

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