LEFTB

The LEFTB function returns the left portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.

Parts of a LEFTB function

LEFTB(string, num_of_bytes)

Part	Description
`string`	The string from which the left portion will be returned.
`num_of_bytes`	(Optional) The number of bytes to return from the left side of `string`.

Notes

LEFTB returns the same value as LEFT if the input string has only single byte characters
num_of_bytes must be greater than or equal to zero.
If num_of_bytes is greater than the length of text in bytes, LEFTB returns all of text.
If num_of_bytes is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.

Examples

A	B	C
1	Input	Formula
2	Aeñ	`=LEFTB(A2, 2)`
3	Aeñ	`=LEFT(A3,2)`
4	`熊本`	`=LEFTB(A4, 2)`
5	`熊本`	`=LEFT(A5,2)`

MIDB: The MIDB function returns a section of a string starting at a given character and up to a specified number of bytes.
RIGHTB: The RIGHTB function returns the right portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.
LENB: The LENB function returns the length of a string in bytes.