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MS Excel: How to use the TRUNC Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel TRUNC function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel TRUNC function returns a number truncated to a specified number of digits.

The TRUNC function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Math/Trig Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the TRUNC function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the TRUNC function in Microsoft Excel is:

TRUNC( number, [digits] )

Parameters or Arguments

number The number to truncate. digits Optional. It is the number of decimal places to display in the resulting truncated number. If this parameter is omitted, the TRUNC function will assume 0.

Returns

The TRUNC function returns a numeric value.

Applies To

• Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel TRUNC function examples and explore how to use the TRUNC function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following TRUNC examples would return:

=TRUNC(A1) Result: 662 =TRUNC(A1, 0) Result: 662 =TRUNC(A1, 1) Result: 662.7 =TRUNC(A2, -1) Result: 50 =TRUNC(67.891) Result: 67 =TRUNC(-23.67, 1) Result: -23.6 Share on:

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• ASC (VBA)
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• DATE (WS)
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• ABS (WS, VBA)
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• BIN2DEC (WS)
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