Syntax

SEARCHB(search_for, text_to_search, [starting_at])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 3 argument(s), in order:

  • search_for
  • text_to_search
  • tarting_a optional

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

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Returns the position at which a string is first found within text counting each double-character as 2.”

Google’s help article for SEARCHB →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 450 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.