# Can't insert "\\\\" into tags

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117 "2021-08-19T15:48:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gapa](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/gapa/32/5685_2.png) [@Gapa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gapa)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117/1 "2021-08-19T15:48:52Z")

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Every time I insert "\\" in album or title tag, it just disappears. Is it some kind of special character combination? Is there any way to achieve title like this: [//M\\ — Health | Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/Health/_/%2F%2FM%5C%5C)

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**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:** [August 19, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117/2 "2021-08-19T16:23:33Z")

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The double backslash is used by MP3tag to indicate (and create) a multivalue field.  
If you want to still see something similar, then the only suggestion is to use a character that looks like a backslash but isn't one.

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**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117/3 "2021-08-19T17:17:25Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> the only suggestion is to use a character that looks like a backslash but isn't one.

Exactly. Because @Gapa will soon find out, that he/she get in trouble by renaming the filename with two slashes before and two backslashes after the song title `//M\\` too. 🧐 😨

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**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117/4 "2021-08-30T19:48:56Z")

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I use the `_` sign

It know it does not look like it at all - but it is not an illegal character and is right there on the keyboard ready to be used

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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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-insert-into-tags/54117/5 "2026-02-09T12:29:22Z")

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