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How to find duplicate values in a column

✓ Verified in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3

Flag every value in a list that appears more than once.

The formula

AppFormulaNotes
Excel=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$6,A2)>1,"Duplicate","Unique")Put it next to the first value and fill down.
Google Sheets=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$6,A2)>1,"Duplicate","Unique")Identical.
LibreOffice Calc=IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$6,A2)>1,"Duplicate","Unique")Identical.

How it works

COUNTIF counts how many times the current row's value appears in the whole list. A count above 1 means the value is duplicated somewhere, so the IF labels it "Duplicate". The $ signs lock the list range so the formula fills down correctly. In the sample list, "apple" appears twice, so its row is flagged.

Verified, not just documented

We ran =IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$6,A2)>1,"Duplicate","Unique") in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3 (headless, with forced recalculation) and it returned Duplicate — exactly the expected result. Every formula here is confirmed by actually executing it.