# How to Prefix '0' in Glide sheet?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-prefix-0-in-glide-sheet/58503>\
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**Created:** [February 26, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-prefix-0-in-glide-sheet/58503 "2023-02-26T17:49:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![chandlers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/chandlers/32/54972_2.png) [@chandlers](https://community.glideapps.com/u/chandlers)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-prefix-0-in-glide-sheet/58503/1 "2023-02-26T17:49:42Z")

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Hi there,

My google sheet contains mobile data for example: 07773123456 but when it appears in glide sheet it loses the ‘0’, for example it will look like: 7773123456. How do I prefix it with a ‘0’?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-prefix-0-in-glide-sheet/58503/2 "2023-02-26T18:14:29Z")

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Try changing the column type in the Glide Data Editor from Number to Text.