Excel Function: RIGHT

The Excel function RIGHT retrieves the number of characters of your choice from the right of a text string.

Usage:

=RIGHT(text, number_of_characters)

Example of use

The aim here is to retrieve the code that corresponds to the last 2 characters of the reference number:

To achieve this, select the RIGHT function and enter:

• Text: the text string (here, the reference number)
• Num_chars: the number of characters to extract from the right (here, 2)

=RIGHT(A2,2)

The RIGHT function indeed returns the last two characters of the reference number:

Now, all you have to do is stretch the formula down to complete the other cells: