Excel Formulas to Highlight the Blank Cells with Conditional Formatting!!
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Published: 2021-03-18 11:26:57

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title: Excel Formulas to Highlight the Blank Cells with Conditional Formatting!!
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 **Conditional formatting** allows you to automatically apply formattings such as **colors, icons, borders,**  and **data bars** to one or more cells. In this tutorial, we are going to see how to **highlight the blank cells in Excel**. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

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## General Formula:

- You can use the below formula to format the blank cells.

**=[ISBLANK](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-isblank-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)(A1)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **ISBLANK** – The **[ISBLANK function](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-isblank-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/) **returns **[TRUE](https://geekexcel.com/use-true-function-in-microsoft-excel-365-simple-methods/)** when a cell contains is empty, and **[FALSE](https://geekexcel.com/use-false-function-in-microsoft-excel-365-simple-methods/)** when a cell contains any text or not an empty case.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

## Example:

Reference the below example image.

- First, we will enter the input values in **Column B** to **Column E**.
- This input value contains some blank cells, so we want to highlight them.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Input-Ranges-23.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22534">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- Apply the above-given formula to the conditional formatting option.
- To know  **how to apply conditional formatting**  in Excel, just **refer to this article<u>:</u>[ How to Apply the Formula with Conditional Formatting In Excel?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-apply-formula-with-conditional-formatting/)**
- Finally, it will highlight the blank cells and display the result as per the below image.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Result-26.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22535">Result</figcaption>

## Conclusion:

Here, we have described the simple and useful formula to **highlight the blank cells in Excel**. Let me know if you have any **doubts** regarding this article or any other **Excel/VBA** topic. Thank you so much for visiting our site. To learn more, check out **[Geek Excel](https://geekexcel.com/) **and [**Excel Formulas**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formula/) **!!**

### Read Also:

- **[Excel Formulas to Return the Empty or Blank Value with IF Function!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-return-blank-empty-with-if-function/)**
- **[Excel Formulas to Check If the Cell is Blank or Not!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-check-if-the-cell-is-blank-or-not/)**
- **[Highlight & Count a Specified Value using Macros in Excel 365!!](https://geekexcel.com/highlight-count-a-specified-value-using-macros-in-excel-365/)**