Compare CHAR vs CONCAT

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Compare CHAR vs CONCAT side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Text

=CHAR()

Syntax

Text

=CONCAT()

★ Winner

Syntax

Category

Text text

Text text

Popularity

35 / 100

50 / 100

Views

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Output

Text

Text

Version

All versions

Excel 2019

Volatile

No

No

Dynamic Array

No

No

Description

Returns the character specified by a number. Use CHAR to translate code page numbers you might get from files on other types of computers into characters.

The CONCAT function combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn't provide delimiter or IgnoreEmpty arguments.

Syntax

=CHAR(number)

=CONCAT(text1, [text2],…)

Arguments

1 Arguments

number

2 Arguments

text1 text2 (Optional)

Examples

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7

Tips

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★ Recommendation — Winner: =CONCAT()

=CONCAT() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =CONCAT()