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    Converting numbers and text in Airtable formula fields
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    Converting numbers and text in Airtable formula fields

    • Updated on 19 Dec 2023
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    Article summary

    This article covers how to convert numbers and text in formula fields to streamline your team's and organization's work.

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    Converting numbers to text strings in Airtable

    Converting numbers to text strings

    If you append &"" to a formula working with numbers, then it will convert that value to a string in Airtable. As a reminder, the &operator is equivalent to the CONCATENATE() function. This means you can also add "" to a CONCATENATE() function in order to convert a value to a string.

    {Number field's name} & ""

    CONCATENATE({Number field's name} , "")

    Converting arrays to text strings in Airtable

    Converting arrays to text strings

    Lookup fields can be appended with &""or "" in a CONCATENATE() function to convert their outputs (arrays) to text for use in text-based functions.

    {Lookup field's name} & ""

    CONCATENATE({Lookup field's name} , "")

    Converting strings to numbers in Airtable

    Converting strings to numbers

    If you append +0 to a function using numeral string from a field in your Airtable base, it will convert the value back to a number and allow number formatting in your formula output.

    {Name of the numeral string field that you are referencing} + 0

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