Syntax

LAMBDA(name, formula_expression)

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 2 argument(s), in order:

  • name
  • formula_expression

“optional” marks an argument Google prints in square brackets; “repeatable” marks one Google prints with “…”.

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Creates and returns a custom function with a set of names and a formula_expression that uses them. To calculate the formula_expression, you can call the returned function with as many values as the name declares.”

Google’s help article for LAMBDA →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 159 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.