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Returns text that occurs after given character or string. It is the opposite of the TEXTBEFORE function.

Syntax

=TEXTAFTER(text,delimiter,[instance_num], [match_mode], [match_end], [if_not_found])

The TEXTAFTER function syntax has the following arguments:

text       The text you are searching within. Wildcard characters not allowed. Required.

delimiter       The text that marks the point after which you want to extract. Required.

instance_num       The instance of the delimiter after which you want to extract the text.  By default, instance_num = 1.  A negative number starts searching text from the end. Optional.

match_mode    Determines whether the text search is case-sensitive. The default is case-sensitive. Optional. Enter one of the following:

  • 0      Case sensitive.

  • 1      Case insensitive.

match_end    Treats the end of text as a delimiter. By default, the text is an exact match. Optional. Enter one of the following:

  • 0      Don't match the delimiter against the end of the text.

  • 1      Match the delimiter against the end of the text.

if_not_found    Value returned if no match is found. By default, #N/A is returned. Optional.

Remarks

When searching with an empty delimiter value, TEXTAFTER matches immediately. It returns the entire text when searching from the front (if instance_num is positive) and empty text when searching from the end (if instance_num is negative).  

Example

Result

=TEXTAFTER("Red riding hood’s, red hood", "hood")

’s, red hood

=TEXTAFTER("Red riding hood’s, red hood", "")

Red riding hood’s, red hood

=TEXTAFTER("Red riding hood’s, red hood", "", -1)

Errors

  • Excel returns a #N/A error if delimiter isn't contained in text.

  • Excel returns a #VALUE! error if instance_num = 0 or if instance_num is greater than the length of text.

  • Excel returns a #N/A error if instance_num is greater than the number of occurrences of delimiter.

Examples

Copy the example data in each of the following tables and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.

Data

Little Red Riding Hood's red hood

Little red Riding Hood's red hood

Formulas

Results

=TEXTAFTER(A2,"Red")

 Riding Hood's red hood

=TEXTAFTER(A2,"basket")

#N/A

=TEXTAFTER(A3,"red",2)

 hood

=TEXTAFTER(A3,"red",-2)

 Riding Hood's red hood

=TEXTAFTER(A3,"Red",,FALSE)

#N/A

=TEXTAFTER(A2,"red",3)

#N/A

Data

Marcus Aurelius

Socrates

Immanuel Kant

Formulas

Results

=TEXTAFTER(A2," ",,,1)

Aurelius

=TEXTAFTER(A3," ",,,0)

#N/A

=TEXTAFTER(A3," ",,,1)

=IF(TEXTAFTER(A3," ",,,1)="",A3)

Socrates

=TEXTAFTER(A4," ",,,1)

Kant

See Also

Text functions (reference)

TEXTBEFORE function

TEXTSPLIT function

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