ARRAYTOTEXT Function in Excel: A Whole Range as One Text

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

TextLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 365 / 2021+

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

ARRAYTOTEXT turns a range into a single text string. Strict mode gives array-constant syntax you can paste into another formula.

Syntax

=ARRAYTOTEXT(array, [format])
Argument What it means
format 0 = comma list, 1 = {“a”;”b”} style.

Examples

Example 1

=ARRAYTOTEXT(A2:A6, 1)

{“North”;”South”;”East”;”West”;”Central”}

TEXTJOIN · VALUETOTEXT

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