LEFTB function

The LEFTB function returns the left portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.

Parts of a LEFTB function

LEFTB(string, num_of_bytes)

Part Description

string The string from which the left portion will be returned.

num_of_bytes (Optional) The number of bytes to return from the left side of `string`.

LEFTB returns the same value as LEFT if the input string has only single byte characters
num_of_bytes must be greater than or equal to zero.
If num_of_bytes is greater than the length of text in bytes, LEFTB returns all of text.
If num_of_bytes is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.

A B C

1 Input Formula Output

2 Aeñ =LEFTB(A2, 2) Ae

3 Aeñ =LEFT(A3,2) Ae

4 熊本 =LEFTB(A4, 2) 熊

5 熊本 =LEFT(A5,2) 熊本

MIDB: The MIDB function returns a section of a string starting at a given character and up to a specified number of bytes.
RIGHTB: The RIGHTB function returns the right portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.
LENB: The LENB function returns the length of a string in bytes.