=len(A1)-len(substitute(A1,"a",""))

will count the number of a's (case sensitive).

If you want it case insensitive

=len(A1)-len(substitute(lower(A1),"a",""))

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Chris" wrote in message
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is there a formula that will count the number of times a character appears
in a single cell?

-Chris