Author: Sun Last Modified: 2020-06-30
In general, when you count the number of characters in a cell, it will count including the spaces. But in some cases, what we need is to count the number of characters excluding spaces in a single cell, how can you quickly handle it in Excel?
Count number of characters excluding spaces with formula
Remove all spaces of a cell then count the characters in a cell with Kutools for Excel
Count number of characters excluding spaces with formula
Here I can introduce a formula for you to quickly count the total number of characters excluding spaces in a cell.
1. Select a cell which will output the counted result, for instance, C1, and type this formula =LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","")), and press Enter key to get the result. If you need, you can drag the autofill handle over the cells needed the formula.
Tip: In the formula, A1 is the cell you want to count the total number of characters excluding spaces.
Remove all spaces of a cell then count the characters in a cell with Kutools for Excel
If you like use the most easiest =LEN() formula to count the characters of a cell excluding spaces, you can apply Kutools for Excel’s Remove Spaces function to remove all spaces then count.
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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:
1. Select the cells you want to count the total number of characters from each cell, and click Kutools > Text > Remove Spaces. See screenshot:
2. In the Remove Spaces dialog, check All spaces option, and you can preview the results form Preview pane. See screenshot:
3. Click Ok, and all the spaces are removed from each cell. Then select a blank cell, for instance, C1, and type =LEN(A1), and press Enter key, and drag autofill handle over the cells which need this formula.
With Kutools for Excel’s Remove Spaces, you can remove all leading spaces, trailing space, extract spaces, leading and trailing space from each cell as you need.
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Rated 5 out of 5 · 1 ratings
Ozan Ozen
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I got error, why ? https://prnt.sc/FOwtZRDr0_1q
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Hi, Ozan Ozen, which Excel verison you used and which language of your data?
Hi,
here is the my excel version: Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2208 Build 16.0.15601.20078) 32-bit
also I solved my problem with below formula. FYI:
=SUM(LEN(SUBSTITUTE(C199;" ";"")))
Regards,
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Rated 5 out of 5
Duh
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It is almost complicated like solving the worlds problems. Just push "control, shift, c."
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