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MS Excel: How to use the ISTEXT Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel ISTEXT function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel ISTEXT function can be used to check for a text value.

The ISTEXT function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as an Information Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the ISTEXT function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the ISTEXT function in Microsoft Excel is:

ISTEXT( value )

Parameters or Arguments

value
The value that you want to test. If value is a text value, this function will return TRUE. Otherwise, it will return FALSE.

Returns

The ISTEXT function returns TRUE if the value is text.
The ISTEXT function returns FALSE if the value is not text.

Applies To

  • Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

  • Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel ISTEXT function examples and explore how to use the ISTEXT function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following ISTEXT examples would return:

=ISTEXT(A1)
Result: FALSE

=ISTEXT(A2)
Result: TRUE

=ISTEXT(A3)
Result: FALSE

=ISTEXT(A4)
Result: TRUE

=ISTEXT("techonthenet.com")
Result: TRUE