Radians function

This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the RADIANS function in Microsoft Excel.

Description

Converts degrees to radians.

Syntax

RADIANS(angle)

The RADIANS function syntax has the following arguments:

• Angle    Required. An angle in degrees that you want to convert.

Example

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.

Formula	Description (Result)	R esult
=RADIANS(270)	270 degrees as radians (4.712389 or 3π/2 radians)	4.712389