Compare UNICODE vs MID

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Compare UNICODE vs MID side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Text

=UNICODE()

Syntax

Text

=MID()

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Syntax

Category

Text text

Text text

Popularity

30 / 100

65 / 100

Views

◉ 62 views

◉ 39 views

Output

Number

Text

Version

Excel 2013

All versions

Volatile

No

No

Dynamic Array

No

No

Description

Returns the number (code point) corresponding to the first character of the text.

MID returns a specific number of characters from a text string, starting at the position you specify, based on the number of characters you specify.

Syntax

=UNICODE(text)

=MID(text, start_num, num_chars)

Arguments

1 Arguments

text

3 Arguments

text start_num num_chars

Examples

2

3

Tips

0

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★ Recommendation — Winner: =MID()

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

Winner: =MID()