HEX.TO.BIN

Converts a hexadecimal number to binary.

Syntax

=HEX.TO.BIN(Number, [Places])

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
Number	Number	The hexadecimal number to convert.
Places (optional)	Number or Error	The number of characters to use for returned value. If value has less characters then it is padded with leading zeros.

Return

The binary number or a #NUM! error if given number is not a valid hexadecimal number. The #VALUE! error is returned if specified places is not numeric or negative.

Examples

Formula	Result	Comment
=HEX.TO.BIN("F")	1111	converts hexadecimal F to binary
=HEX.TO.BIN("F", 6)	001111	converts hexadecimal F to binary with 6 characters