What is TRIM called in Spanish?

In Spanish Google Sheets it is ESPACIOS. The formula =LEN(TRIM(A2)) is written =LARGO(ESPACIOS(A2)) (or with commas under a Mexico locale).

Why does TRIM use semicolons in some spreadsheets?

It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.

Google Sheets TRIM function

Removes leading and trailing spaces and leaves a single space between words. In Spanish Sheets it is called ESPACIOS.

Syntax

English Sheets

=TRIM(text)

Spanish Sheets (Mexico locale)

=ESPACIOS(texto)

Spanish Sheets (Spain, Latin America)

=ESPACIOS(texto)

Argument	What it is
text	The text to clean.

Example

LEN counts the characters in a text, spaces included. TRIM removes leading and trailing spaces and leaves a single space between words. You can nest one function inside the other.

=LEN(TRIM(A2))

Common mistake

To clean a whole column at once there is also Data > Data cleanup > Trim whitespace.

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Practice TRIM

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TRIM and LEN

LEN counts the characters in a text, spaces included. TRIM removes leading and trailing spaces and leaves a single space between words. You can nest one function inside the other.

Example=LEN(TRIM(A2))LARGO = LEN ESPACIOS = TRIM

In B2, count the characters in the text after removing the extra spaces.

	A	B
1	Text	Characters
2	Hello world
3	Sheets in English
4	Formulas
5	Pivot table
6	VLOOKUP
7

Tip: while typing, click a cell or drag across several to insert their reference.

Frequently asked questions

What is TRIM called in Spanish?: In Spanish Google Sheets it is ESPACIOS. The formula =LEN(TRIM(A2)) is written =LARGO(ESPACIOS(A2)) (or with commas under a Mexico locale).
Why does TRIM use semicolons in some spreadsheets?: It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.
What is the most common TRIM mistake?: To clean a whole column at once there is also Data > Data cleanup > Trim whitespace.