numeric code of the first character · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

signature

CODE(text)

returns: number

argument	required
text	required

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

related

• ASC converts full-width characters to half-width
• CHAR returns the character for a character-set code
• CLEAN removes non-printable characters
• CONCAT joins multiple text strings into one
• CONCATENATE joins several text strings into one
• CONTAINS checks if text contains substring