# Adding track number to TITLE **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 19, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297 "2023-06-19T07:07:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MargaretBartley)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/1 "2023-06-19T07:07:07Z")
A variation on the same question: I want the base of the title to be "Devil's Chessboard" followed by the track number. Devil's Chessboard 1, Devil's Chessboard 2 etc. I selected all files in the directory, and put Devil's Chessboard %track% in the Title box on the left-hand side of the window, and clicked on the Save button. I get Devil's Chessboard %track% for all files. Ooops. What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/2 "2023-06-19T07:09:37Z")
The filename is not the title. The tag panel allows only string constants and no variables - every input is taken literally. If you want to rename the file based on tag data, use Convert\>Tag-Filename Format string: `%title% $num(%track%,2)` ---
**Author:** ![MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MargaretBartley)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/3 "2023-06-19T07:14:26Z")
The Title right now is Devil's Chessboard %track% The filename is Devils\_1\_01.mp3. I want the title to be the literal "Devil's Chessboard" plus the track number, ie Devil's Chessboard 1 The string you gave me would produce Devil's Chessboard %track% 01 (the "%track%" is now a literal in every title) All the titles are the same, right now ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/4 "2023-06-19T07:18:05Z")
> [@MargaretBartley](#): > > the "%track%" is now a literal in every title) Yes. Probably because you saved the data accordingly in TITLE. MP3tag takes the user data seriously and does not leave anything out unless the user tells it so. So, select all the files that have the added "%track%" at the end, remove the superfluous letters and press Ctrl-S to save the modification. Then try the converter again. ---
**Author:** ![MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MargaretBartley)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/5 "2023-06-19T07:23:32Z")
I know how to remove the superfluous letters. What I don't know how to do is have the track number show up , instead of the "%track%" literal What do I enter in the Title field in the tag panel to get Devil's chessboard 01, Devil's Chessboard 02 etc as the titles? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/6 "2023-06-19T07:25:14Z")
Oh, sorry, I did not get that you wanted to really manipulate the field TITLE For that, try Convert\>Tag-Tag for TITLE Format string: `%title% $num(%track%,2)` ---
**Author:** ![MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MargaretBartley)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/7 "2023-06-19T07:29:31Z")
Turns out it didn't like the apostrophe. Once I got rid of that, it worked. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/8 "2023-06-19T07:36:04Z")
> [@MargaretBartley](#): > > Turns out it didn't like the apostrophe. ? Could you show us what you entered as format string? Because I did not have any problems: ![grafik](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/28d302e1cd3cef32c66e24520de8203a7c51a5d9.png) If you enter a format string with an apostrophe then you have to escape it: ![grafik](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1c91e32286bfc45ee2cebc67cdefd432f8168dc4.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297/9 "2023-07-19T07:36:36Z")
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