How to Use RIGHT Function in Google Sheets

In this article, you will learn the RIGHT formula and how to use it in Google Sheets.

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What is the RIGHT function in Google Sheets?

The RIGHT formula is a simple one. The RIGHT enables you to extract a specified number of letters from the end of a specified value such as text, date and number. 

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How to use the RIGHT formula in Google Sheets

1. Type “=RIGHT” or go to “Insert” → “Function” → “TEXT” → “RIGHT”
2. Select a text by cell reference or manual input for “string”
3. Define how many letters the formula pull out from the begging of the text string by entering value at “number_of_characters”

The generic syntax is as follows:

=RIGHT(string, [number_of_characters])

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Look at the examples in the picture below. The top table shows how the RIGHT function works and the second one shows how you can use the formula to clean up a data set.

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As you can see at the upper table, you can pull out characters from a text, a number and a date. This function is beneficial especially when you have a list of items with a specific number of code or words with a specific number of letters, and you want to extract them as independent values.

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How do you use LEFT function in Google Sheets?

It’s very similar to the RIGHT function. Check this article to learn how to use the LEFT function in Google Sheets.

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How do I align right in Google Sheets?

Read this article to learn how to align text in Google Sheets.

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What are the other tips or formulas on text in Google Sheets?

Check the following articles if you are interested in formatting text in cells.
How to Make Text Bold, Italic, and Strikethrough in Google Sheets
How to Align Text in Google Sheets
How to Wrap Text in Cell in Google Sheets
How to Rotate Text in Google Sheets
How to Change Default Font in Google Sheets
How to Indent Texts in Google Sheets: Explained
‍‍How to Capitalize the First Letter in Google Sheets
‍How to Capitalize All Letters in Google Sheets
How to Make All Letters Lowercase in Google Sheets
TEXT Function in Google Sheets: Explained

Do you want to learn how to combine or split text in Google Sheets?
How to Combine Texts in Google Sheets
CONCAT Function in Google Sheets: Explained
How to Use the CONCATENATE function in Google Sheets
How to Split Texts into Columns in Google Sheets
How to Use SPLIT Function in Google Sheets
CHAR Function in Google Sheets: Explained

Do you want to know where a specify character or word is in a text string?
LEFT Function in Google Sheets: Explained
SEARCH Function in Google Sheets: Explained
FIND Function in Google Sheets: Explained

Do you need to replace a part of text with another characters or words?
How to Use REPLACE Function in Google Sheets
SUBSTITUTE Function in Google Sheets: Explained

Do you like to show a formulae in a cell?
How to Use FORMULATEXT Function in Google Sheets

This function is useful when you need to count the number of characters in a text string.
LEN Function in Google Sheets: Explained

Why don’t you double-check the spelling of your texts or cleaning up extra spaces before printing or closing Google Sheets?
How to Spell-check in Google Sheets
How to Trim Whitespaces in Google Sheets

You can repeat the same text string with this formula.
REPT Function in Google Sheets: Explained

You can learn about other Google Sheets formulas and tips that are not mentioned here on this page: LiveFlow‘s How to Guides

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