# backslash's in tags (\\)

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 27, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689 "2014-04-27T19:26:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![fatmanpeters](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a698b9/32.png) [@fatmanpeters](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fatmanpeters)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689/1 "2014-04-27T19:26:09Z")

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How can I get mp3tag to turn them in another character please so I can use them in the filename

the format string I have is this

$num(%track%,2) %title%

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689/2 "2014-04-27T20:45:01Z")

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> [@fatmanpeters](#):
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> How can I get mp3tag to turn them in another character please so I can use them in the filename  
> the format string I have is this $num(%track%,2) %title%

Regarding forbidden characters in filepathnames ...  
use function **$validate()** or function **$replace()**.

DD.20140428.0047.CEST

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:01Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC