EXACT Function in Excel

Compare text case-sensitively with EXACT.

1 min read · Updated 17 Oct 2026 · By Md. Saiful Islam · বাংলায় পড়ুন

What is the EXACT Function

EXACT compares two text strings and returns TRUE if identical, case-sensitive.

Formula: =EXACT(text1, text2)

Practical Example

A2 = Excel, B2 = excel.

Type: =EXACT(A2, B2)

Result: FALSE

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