How to Use UNICODE() in Google Sheets

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Returns the decimal Unicode value of the first character of the text..

How To Actually Use UNICODE() in Sheets

UNICODE(text)

Try UNICODE yourself

In cell B1, use the UNICODE formula to find the Unicode value of the first character in cell A1. The result should be a number representing the Unicode value.

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UNICODE works like CODE in Google Sheets. It returns the numeric value of the first character in a string.

CHAR turns a number into a character
CODE also returns the numeric value of a character

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Open the Google Sheets character table to look up Unicode values visually and copy =CHAR(n) formulas.

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