# Artist Edit by removing first few characters
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082 "2025-11-05T06:01:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@pka4916](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pka4916)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/1 "2025-11-05T06:01:54Z")
I was going through the topic [Title Edit by removing first few characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/45850)
but i want to use it for the Artist.
I want to remove the first 3-4 characters, and i tried every option from all the post,
but it will not change.
Any other suggestions? dont want to edit 800 entries
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/2 "2025-11-05T06:16:14Z")
Could you give a real example?
In general: if you want to treat ARTIST instead of TITLE, then set ARTIST in field which is named in this post:
> [@Title Edit by removing first few characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/45850/2):
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> Load the files. Select all the files that should be treated. Click in the toolbar on "Action (quick)" Select an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" Field: TITLE Search string: .\*\d+ Replace string: (leave empty) Click OK. The action will modify all files where there is a hit for the search pattern.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/3 "2025-11-05T07:37:50Z")
> [@pka4916](#):
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> Any other suggestions? dont want to edit 800 entries
First, you need to identify a pattern in the 3-4 characters that you want to remove.
We can only help you, if you show us a [screenshot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hints-for-asking-support-requests/56190#use-screenshots-to-exemplify-the-issue-2) of your ARTISTs.
Together, we can try to define such a pattern.
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### Author:  [@pka4916](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pka4916)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/4 "2025-11-05T21:11:56Z")
I think i got it figured out. Using \h instead of \d at the end. changed the Artist entry in the tag.
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### Author:  [@pka4916](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pka4916)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/6 "2025-11-05T23:19:05Z")
I use this `$regexp(%artist%,^.*?\h,)` was playing with the last letter, and h was putting it down correctly. changing the Artist field in the tag from 134. myname to myname
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/8 "2025-11-06T08:08:25Z")
For those interested:
`\h` vs. `\s` in Regular Expressions
- `\h` matches any **horizontal whitespace character** , such as:
Space (` `)
Horizontal tab (`\t`)
vs.
- `\s` matches **any whitespace character** , including:
Space (` `)
Horizontal tab (`\t`)
Line feed (`\n`)
Carriage return (`\r`)
Vertical tab (`\v`)
Form feed (`\f`)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/9 "2025-12-06T08:08:41Z")
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