LEN Function

Returns the number of characters in a text string, including spaces
Sample usage
LEN("Hello World!")

Syntax

LEN(text)
  • text
    The string whose length you want returned
Usage notes
  • Formatting (including currency formatting) values aren't counted. 
  • Dates typically have a length of 8; however, if the date column is being used with dependencies, it has a length of 16.
Examples

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