Excel Data Validation- Numbers only and specific text

I am trying to use data validation in excel to allow a user to only input a number within a specific cell, otherwise, they can also type "unknown" within the same cell. Right now I'm using ISNUMBER function, however, I don't know how to include "unknown" too. I do not want this to be a dropdown list.

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You can use a custom formula like this:

=OR(ISNUMBER(A1),A1="unknown")

See screenshot for the data validation in action.enter image description here

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