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ISBLANK function in Google Sheets

Checks whether the referenced cell is empty.

=ISBLANK(value)

ISBLANK syntax and parameters

One argument, one required.

  • valueanyRequired

    Reference to the cell that will be checked for emptiness. ISBLANK returns TRUE if value is empty or a reference to an empty cell, and FALSE if it contains data or a reference to data.

ISBLANK examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. A status from whether the ship-date cell is empty:

    =IF(ISBLANK(D2), "Not shipped", "Shipped")

    Result"Not shipped"

  2. How many orders still have no ship date:

    =SUMPRODUCT(--ISBLANK(D2:D200))

    Result14

ISBLANK in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try ISBLANK in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

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

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