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In this article Syntax Examples Example 1 Example 2 Related functions RIGHT returns the last characters of a text value.
Syntax
=RIGHT(text, [num_chars])
Argument
What it means
textThe text.
num_charsHow many characters from the end.
Examples
Example 1
=RIGHT(A2, 4)Last four digits of an account number.
Example 2
=RIGHT(A2, LEN(A2)-FIND("@", A2))Domain of an email address.
LEFT · MID · LEN
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Written by Atul Vij Atul (AJ) builds office-automation and local-first AI tools as Atulya AI, and works with Excel, SAP and Oracle EPM every day. He writes about the shortcuts, macros and automations that actually save time — plus the occasional wacky fact.
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