How to use the ISBLANK function
Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on April 17, 2018
The ISBLANK function returns TRUE if the argument is an empty cell, returns FALSE if not.
Excel Function Syntax
ISBLANK(value)
Arguments
| value | Required. The cell you want to check if empty. |
Comments
The ISBLANK function returns FALSE if a formula returns nothing, see picture above in cell B4 and B7.
To check if a formula returns nothing use the following formula:
=IF(B3="",TRUE,FALSE)
This returns TRUE if a formula returns nothing "".
'ISBLANK' Function examples
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Functions in 'Information' category
The ISBLANK function function is one of many functions in the 'Information' category.
Gets information about the formatting, location, or the contents of a cell.
Returns a number that represents one of the error values in Excel.
Returns information about the current operating environment, file path, number of active worksheets, Excel version etc.
Returns TRUE if the argument is an empty cell, returns FALSE if not.
Returns TRUE if a cell returns an error, except error value #N/A.
Returns TRUE if a cell contains an error.
Returns TRUE if a cell contains a formula, FALSE if text, number or boolean value.
Returns TRUE if value is boolean. A boolean value is either TRUE or FALSE.
Returns TRUE if value is a #N/A error.
Returns TRUE if value is not text, also returns TRUE if cell is empty.
Checks if a value is a number, returns TRUE or FALSE.
Returns TRUE if a cell contains an odd number, FALSE if even number.
Returns TRUE if value refers to a reference.
Returns TRUE if argument is text.
Returns a value converted into a number.
Returns the error value #N/A meaning "value is not available".
Returns the sheet number of the cell reference sheet.
Returns the number of sheets in a reference.
Use TYPE to find out what type of data is returned by a function or formula.
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