Excel RIGHT Function

Summary

The Excel RIGHT function extracts a given number of characters from the right side of a supplied text string. For example, RIGHT("apple",3) returns "ple".

Purpose

Extract text from the right of a string

Return value

One or more characters.

Syntax

=RIGHT (text, [num_chars])

Arguments

text - The text from which to extract characters on the right.
num_chars - [optional] The number of characters to extract, starting on the right. Optional, default = 1.

Usage notes

Use the RIGHT function when you want to extract characters starting at the right side of text.
num_chars is optional and defaults to 1.
RIGHT will extract digits from numbers as well.
Number formatting is not part of a and will not be extracted or counted.