FIXED Function in Excel: Round and Format as Text

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⏱ 2 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

TextLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. FIXED in practice
  5. Where you will use it
  6. Worked example
  7. Mistakes people make
  8. Related functions
  9. Continue learning

FIXED rounds a number and returns it as text with or without thousands separators — good for sentences built from numbers.

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Syntax

=FIXED(number, [decimals], [no_commas])
Argument What it means
no_commas TRUE to leave out separators.

Examples

Example 1

="Total due: "&FIXED(D20, 2)

Total due: 1,24,560.50 style text (separator style follows Windows settings).

FIXED in practice

Where you will use it

  • Rounded amounts as text in messages
  • Fixed decimals for labels
  • Remove thousand separators with no_commas

Worked example

NumberFormulaResult
1234567.891=FIXED(A2,1)12,34,567.9
0.5=FIXED(A3,1)0.5
-1500=FIXED(A4,1)-1,500.0

Results calculated in Excel.

Mistakes people make

MistakeWhat to do instead
Result is textDon't sum FIXED results
Indian groupingFIXED uses Windows grouping; TEXT gives full control

TEXT · DOLLAR · ROUND

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