Syntax

OFFSET(cell_reference, offset_rows, offset_columns, [height], [width])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 5 argument(s), in order:

  • cell_reference
  • offset_rows
  • offset_columns
  • eigh optional
  • idt optional

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

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Returns a range reference shifted a specified number of rows and columns from a starting cell reference.”

Google’s help article for OFFSET →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 177 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.