How to use wildcard characters in formulas | Zoho Sheet

Wildcard characters in formulas

Wildcard characters help you search for terms with iterations of single or multiple characters. Wildcards can be used in formulas such as XLOOKUP to include relevant terms in match.
 
Below is the list of wildcard characters and their use cases:
 
Symbol
Use
Examples
?
To include any single character
gr?y finds both grey and gray
*
To include any number of characters
*sheet finds spreadsheet and zohosheet
~
To include question mark, asterisk, and tilde
A24~* finds A24* and A24~? finds A24?
 
 
Zoho Sheet supports both wildcards and regular expressions for match. Click here to learn more about the regular expression characters and their examples.

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