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How to extract a currency amount from a text string in Excel and Google Sheets
Topic:Text manipulationHeads up: Excel and Google Sheets do this differently.
Excel
=VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2, MIN(IFERROR(FIND({"$","€","£","₹"}, A2), LEN(A2)+1)), 20), ",", ""), "$", ""))Google Sheets
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Step by step
- 1Place text strings containing amounts in A2:A5, e.g. "Invoice total: $1,250.00", "You owe €340", "Refund of £99.99 processed".
- 2In Google Sheets, enter =VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(REGEXEXTRACT(A2, "[$€£₹]?([\d,]+\.?\d*)"), ",", "")) in B2.
- 3REGEXEXTRACT pulls the first numeric string (with optional currency prefix) from the text; SUBSTITUTE removes thousands separators; VALUE converts to a number.
- 4In Excel, the FIND array locates the first currency symbol, MID extracts 20 characters from that position, and nested SUBSTITUTE strips the symbol and commas before VALUE converts to a number.
- 5Format the result column as Currency or Accounting in the cell format dialog for clean display.
Tips
- The regex [$€£₹]?([\d,]+\.?\d*) captures the first number in the string — if the text has multiple numbers (e.g. a reference number before the amount), add a more specific prefix anchor in the regex such as (?:total|amount|due)[:\s]*[$€£₹]?.
- Thousands separator assumptions differ by locale: European numbers use periods as thousands separators (1.250,00). Swap the SUBSTITUTE targets accordingly.
- If the currency amount can be negative (refunds, discounts), add a -? prefix to the numeric part of the regex: -?[\d,]+\.?\d*.
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Frequently asked
What if the currency symbol comes after the number (e.g. '1,500 EUR')?
Adjust the regex to drop the symbol anchor: =VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(REGEXEXTRACT(A2, "([\d,]+\.?\d*)"), ",", "")) — this captures the first numeric sequence regardless of symbol position.
How do I handle amounts with both thousands separators and decimal points?
SUBSTITUTE removes commas (1,250.00 → 1250.00) before VALUE converts to a number. For European format (1.250,00), SUBSTITUTE the period first, then replace the comma with a period: VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(..., ".", ""), ",", ".")).
Does the Excel formula work for amounts without a currency symbol?
The Excel MID+FIND formula requires a known symbol to anchor the search. For symbol-free amounts, use =VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(REGEXEXTRACT-equivalent,...)) or extract with TEXTSPLIT and VALUE-test each token.
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