UNICODE
Supported, behaves as documentedCategory: Text · Last tested 2026-08-06
Real, executed compatibility results for the UNICODE function across Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc — verified by actually running it. Syntax and links to each vendor’s official documentation are below.
Support matrix
| Engine | Documented | Live-tested | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| LibreOffice Calc | Yes | Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-06) | Supported, behaves as documented |
LibreOffice version history
We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when UNICODE’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.
| LibreOffice version | Verdict | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| 24.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-19 |
| 24.8.7.2 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-19 |
| 25.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-24 |
| 25.8.7.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-08-06 |
Executed test cases
LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-06)
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =UNICODE("A") | Basic Latin character code point | 65 | 65 | Matched |
| =UNICODE("é") | Code point of an accented character beyond basic Latin (U+00E9) | 233 | 233 | Matched |
| =UNICODE("😀") | Code point of a supplementary-plane emoji character (U+1F600), the inverse of the UNICHAR_astral_emoji case | 128512 | 128512 | Matched |
| =UNICODE("") | Empty text has no first character to inspect -> #VALUE!. Verified via https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/unicode-function-adb74aaa-a2a5-4dde-aff6-966e4e81f16f (documented error handling: invalid/partial character data returns #VALUE!) | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Matched |
Docs & syntax
- Excel: official documentation
- Google Sheets: official documentation
- LibreOffice Calc: official documentation