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LOWER function in Excel

Converts text to lowercase

=LOWER(text)

LOWER syntax and parameters

One argument, one required.

  • textstringRequired

    The text you want to convert to lowercase. LOWER does not change characters in text that are not letters.

LOWER examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Email addresses lower-cased so duplicates actually match:

    =LOWER(B2)

    Result"maria.lopez@example.com"

  2. A case-insensitive comparison of two entries:

    =EXACT(LOWER(A2), LOWER(B2))

    ResultTRUE

LOWER in Google Sheets

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try LOWER in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the LOWER formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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