Syntax

SPLIT(text, delimiter, [split_by_each], [remove_empty_text])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 4 argument(s), in order:

  • text
  • delimiter
  • plit_by_eac optional
  • emove_empty_tex optional

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

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Divides text around a specified character or string, and puts each fragment into a separate cell in the row.”

Google’s help article for SPLIT →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 451 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.