How to check if a cell contains a number in Excel
Excel formula
=COUNT(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2))>0Look for each digit 0 to 9 and count the hits: =COUNT(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2))>0. In Google Sheets use =REGEXMATCH(A2,"\d").
- Result on the example
- one result per row in
B2, filled down toB7 - Works in
- Every current version
- Google Sheets
- Different formula, see below
See it work
The formula is already in B2, filled down to B7. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.
How it works
FIND with the list {0,1,…,9} searches for each digit and returns ten results: a position where the digit appears, an error where it doesn't. COUNT counts only the positions, so anything above 0 means the text contains a digit.
In Google Sheets, \d is the pattern for any digit.
=COUNT(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2))>0ResultFALSE
{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}{1 row × 10 cols} 0, 1, 2, 3, …An array of values.
A2"mlopez"The value in A2.
FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2){1 row × 10 cols} #VALUE!, #VALUE!, #VALUE!, #VALUE!, …FIND: Position of text, case-sensitive.- find_text
{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}{1 row × 10 cols} 0, 1, 2, 3, … - within_text
A2"mlopez"
- find_text
COUNT(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2))0COUNT: Counts cells that contain numbers.- value1
FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2){1 row × 10 cols} #VALUE!, #VALUE!, #VALUE!, #VALUE!, …
- value1
COUNT(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2))>0FALSEThe > operator tests greater than.
In Google Sheets
Google Sheets needs a different formula: =REGEXMATCH(A2,"\d"). On the same data it gives the same result. Here it is running in Google Sheets mode.
Other ways to do it
Each one was run on the same example sheet.
| Formula | Result | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| =SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2)))>0 | FALSE, TRUE, FALSE… | The same test with SUMPRODUCT, a common form in older workbooks. |
Common mistakes
ISNUMBER(A2)answers a different question: whether the whole cell is a number, not whether the text contains a digit.- In Google Sheets, the FIND version needs ARRAYFORMULA to search for all ten digits; REGEXMATCH doesn't.
Try it yourself
Same data, empty answer cell. Your formula is graded instantly, then re-checked on changed data, so a typed-in number won't pass.
Check if a cell contains a number
B2, return TRUE when the username contains at least one digit and FALSE otherwise. Fill down to B7.Questions
How do I check that the cell contains only digits?
In Excel 365 use =REGEXTEST(A2,"^\d+$"), in Google Sheets =REGEXMATCH(A2,"^\d+$").
How do I extract the numbers?
Use =--CONCAT(IFERROR(MID(A2,SEQUENCE(LEN(A2)),1)*1,"")).
Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.