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Compare DATEVALUE vs TEXT side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature
Date & Time
=DATEVALUE()
★ Winner
Syntax
Text
=TEXT()
Syntax
Category
Date & Time date-time
Text text
Popularity
35 / 100
15 / 100
Views
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Output
Number
Text
Version
All versions
All versions
Volatile
No
No
Dynamic Array
No
No
Description
The DATEVALUE function converts a date that is stored as text to a serial number that Excel recognizes as a date. For example, the formula =DATEVALUE("1/1/2008") returns 39448, the serial number of the date 1/1/2008. Remember, though, that your computer's system date setting may cause the results of a DATEVALUE function to vary from this example The DATEVALUE function is helpful in cases where a worksheet contains dates in a text format that you want to filter, sort, or format as dates, or use in date calculations. To view a date serial number as a date, you must apply a date format to the cell. Find links to more information about displaying numbers as dates in the See Also section.
The TEXT function lets you change the way a number appears by applying formatting to it with format codes. It's useful in situations where you want to display numbers in a more readable format, or you want to combine numbers with text or symbols.
Syntax
=DATEVALUE(date_text)
=TEXT(value, format_text)
Arguments
2 Arguments
date_text dATEVALUE (Optional)
2 Arguments
value format_text
Examples
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Tips
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★ Recommendation — Winner: =DATEVALUE()

=DATEVALUE() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =DATEVALUE()