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HLOOKUP
HLOOKUP searches across the first row of a range and returns a value from a row you specify in the same column. Use it when your data is laid out in rows rather than columns.
Topic:Lookups (any direction)Excel
=HLOOKUP(D1, A1:Z2, 2, FALSE)Google Sheets
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How it works
- 1D1 is the value to find along the top row.
- 2A1:Z2 is the table; the search happens in the first row.
- 32 returns the value from the 2nd row; FALSE forces an exact match.
Need a version for your data?
Try: “Look across the header row for the month in D1 and return the value from row 2”
More on Lookups (any direction)
See all →How-to
How to look up the last matching value
Use LOOKUP with a search trick or XLOOKUP with search mode -1 to find the last occurrence of a value in a list.
How-toHow to do a lookup with wildcards
Use VLOOKUP or MATCH with wildcard characters (* and ?) to perform partial-match lookups on text values.
How-toHow to do a case-sensitive lookup
Use INDEX with MATCH and the EXACT function to perform a lookup that distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase text.
How-toHow to look up a value and sum the matches
Use SUMIF or SUMIFS to sum all values that match a lookup criterion, returning the total of all matching rows rather than a single result.
How-toHow to find the closest matching value
Use INDEX and MATCH with ABS and MIN to find the value in a list that is numerically closest to a target number.
How-toHow to look up a value across multiple columns
Use MATCH with a combined range or INDEX to search for a value across several columns and return the column it was found in or its adjacent value.