FORMULA & SQL / TEXT
Join a whole column into one cell.
Tested, not guessed.
The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗
The example rows
| Row | A: Region | B: Rep | C: Amount | D: Order Date | E: Status | F: Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | North | Ana | 1,200 | 2026-03-01 | Paid | Jo Smith |
| 3 | South | Ben | 450 | 2026-03-15 | Open | Raj Patel |
| 4 | North | Cy | 300 | 2026-04-02 | Paid | Lee Wong |
| 5 | East | Ana | 980.50 | 2026-04-20 | Paid | Mia Ross |
| 6 | North | Ben | 75 | 2026-05-05 | Open | Jo Smith |
| 7 | West | Dee | 1,640 | 2026-05-18 | Paid | Sam Okoro |
The formula
Excel
=TEXTJOIN(", ",TRUE,A2:A7)
The Region column (A2:A7) joined with ", " between them, skipping blanks.
Run on the example rows:
ResultNorth, South, North, East, North, West
The SQL
PostgreSQL
SELECT STRING_AGG(region, ', ') AS joined FROM sales
Run on the example rows:
| joined |
|---|
| North, South, North, East, North, West |
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(region SEPARATOR ', ') AS joined FROM sales
SQL Server
SELECT STRING_AGG(region, ', ') AS joined FROM sales
SQLite
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(region, ', ') AS joined FROM sales
BigQuery
SELECT STRING_AGG(region, ', ') AS joined FROM sales
Snowflake
SELECT LISTAGG(region, ', ') AS joined FROM sales
Your own data
Paste your rows into the free tool and it writes this for your columns, then runs it on your data before you copy it. Open the tool ↗