Excel LEFT Function – Google Sheets Alternative | ComTools

Learn Excel LEFT: what it does, Google Sheets support (Supported), alternatives (—), and convert formulas online.

What is Excel LEFT?

Returns leftmost characters.

Google Sheets compatibility

On Google Sheets, LEFT is marked as Supported.

Convert with ComTools

Paste a formula that uses LEFT into /excel-formula-converter, choose Google Sheets or Excel as the target, and get support status plus suggested rewrites.

FAQ

QDoes Google Sheets support LEFT?

Status: Supported. Check the suggestion text on this page.

QCan ComTools rewrite my formula automatically?

Simple renames (e.g. TEXTAFTER→REGEXEXTRACT, TEXTSPLIT→SPLIT) and simple LET expansions are attempted; complex formulas get guidance.