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

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

Description

The Microsoft Excel ROUND function returns a number rounded to a specified number of digits.

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

Please read our ROUND function (VBA) page if you are looking for the VBA version of the ROUND function as it has a very different syntax.

Syntax

The syntax for the ROUND function in Microsoft Excel is:

ROUND( number, digits )

Parameters or Arguments

number
The number to round.
digits
The number of digits to round the number to.

Returns

The ROUND function returns a numeric 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 ROUND function examples and explore how to use the ROUND function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

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

=ROUND(A1, 0)
Result: 663

=ROUND(A1, 1)
Result: 662.8

=ROUND(A2, -1)
Result: 50

=ROUND(55.1, -1)
Result: 60

=ROUND(-23.67, 1)
Result: -23.7