MS Excel: How to use the REPT Function (WS)
This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel REPT function with syntax and examples.
Description
The Microsoft Excel REPT function returns a repeated text value a specified number of times.
The REPT function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a String/Text Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the REPT function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.
Syntax
The syntax for the REPT function in Microsoft Excel is:
REPT( text, number )
Parameters or Arguments
- text
- The text value to repeat.
- number
- The number of times to repeat the text value.
Returns
The REPT function returns a string/text value.
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 REPT function examples and explore how to use the REPT function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:
Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following REPT examples would return:
=REPT(A1, 3) Result: "abcdabcdabcd" =REPT(A2, 2) Result: "isis" =REPT("apples", 2) Result: "applesapples"
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