Excel COUNTBLANK Function

COUNTBLANK Function

The COUNTBLANK function is a premade function in Excel, which counts blank cells in a range.

It is typed =COUNTBLANK

Note: The COUNTBLANK function is helpful to find empty cells in a range.

How to use the =COUNTBLANK function:

1. Select a cell
2. Type =COUNTBLANK
3. Double click the COUNTBLANK command
4. Select a range
5. Hit enter

Let's see some examples!

Apply the =COUNTBLANK function to range C2:C21, to find the Pokemons which do not have a 2nd Type:

Name Type 1 Type 2 Total stats Mankey Fighting 305 Poliwrath Water Fighting 510 Victreebel Grass Poison 490 Tentacool Water Poison 335 Magneton Electric Steel 465 Dewgong Water Ice 475 Cloyster Water Ice 525 Onix Rock Ground 385 Dragonair Dragon 420 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 349 Rattata Normal 253 Beedrill Bug Poison 395 Doduo Normal Flying 310 Kingler Water 475 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 505 Hitmonchan Fighting 455 Charmeleon Fire 405 Arbok Poison 438 Gastly Ghost Poison 310 Magikarp Water 200

Copy Values

COUNTBLANK function, step by step:

1. Select C23
2. Write =COUNTBLANK
3. Double click COUNTBLANK in the menu
4. Select range C2:C21
5. Hit enter

The COUNTBLANK function successfully counted 8 blank cells in the range C2:C21.