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How to convert text to lowercase in Excel and Google Sheets
Topic:Text manipulationExcel & Google Sheets
=LOWER(A2)✓
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Computed by a real spreadsheet engine on the sample data below.
| Original | Lowercase |
| HELLO | |
| WORLD | |
| EXCEL | |
| SHEETS | |
| FORMULA |
=LOWER(A2)→hello
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Step by step
- 1Click the destination cell (e.g. B2).
- 2Type =LOWER(A2) and press Enter.
- 3Copy the formula down to apply to all relevant rows.
- 4To overwrite originals, copy the results and Paste Special > Values Only.
Tips
- LOWER is frequently used before comparisons to make them case-insensitive: =LOWER(A2)=LOWER(B2) returns TRUE regardless of capitalisation.
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Frequently asked
Does LOWER work on numbers?
Numbers pass through unchanged — LOWER only affects alphabetic characters.
Can I lowercase part of a string?
Yes — use LOWER inside MID or RIGHT to lowercase only a substring: =LEFT(A2,1)&LOWER(MID(A2,2,LEN(A2))).
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