Rational
Count only blank cells
Description
The Excel COUNTBLANK function returns the count of blank cells within the reference arguments ignoring number and text cells.
For example, if A1:A10 contains three empty cells and remaining are filled with any value, to count blanks in the range A1:A10; =COUNTBLANK(A1:A10) will return 3 (ignoring any value in reference).
Syntax
=COUNTBLANK(range)
Parameters
range – Reference to count the blank cells.
Return Value
An Integer indicating counts of blank cells.
Key Notes
The COUNTBLANK function counts only blank cells in given range (value).
A cell with any value including zero or space is not counted.
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