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Compare TEXT vs TEXTJOIN vs CONCAT

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

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Feature
Text
=TEXT()
Syntax
Text
=TEXTJOIN()
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Syntax
Text
=CONCAT()
Syntax
Category
Text text
Text text
Text text
Popularity
15 / 100
50 / 100
50 / 100
Views
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Output
Text
Text
Text
Version
All versions
Excel 2019
Excel 2019
Volatile
No
No
No
Dynamic Array
No
No
No
Description
The TEXT function lets you change the way a number appears by applying formatting to it with format codes. It's useful in situations where you want to display numbers in a more readable format, or you want to combine numbers with text or symbols.
The TEXTJOIN function combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, and includes a delimiter you specify between each text value that will be combined. If the delimiter is an empty text string, this function will effectively concatenate the ranges.
The CONCAT function combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn't provide delimiter or IgnoreEmpty arguments.
Syntax
=TEXT(value, format_text)
=TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, [text2], …)
=CONCAT(text1, [text2],…)
Arguments
2 Arguments
value format_text
4 Arguments
delimiter ignore_empty text1 text2 (Optional)
2 Arguments
text1 text2 (Optional)
Examples
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Tips
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★ Recommendation — Winner: =TEXTJOIN()

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

Winner: =TEXTJOIN()