LEFTB functionThe 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`.
Notes
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.
Examples
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
Related functions
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.