# Characters in Tag - Filename
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/characters-in-tag-filename/2226
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 24, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/characters-in-tag-filename/2226 "2005-08-24T15:35:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@mjc2264](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjc2264)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/characters-in-tag-filename/2226/1 "2005-08-24T15:35:16Z")
I'm trying to rewrite my filenames using tag data. I'm doing fine with renaming the files but I also want to create a directory structure which is actually also working fine. But I'd like to add [] square bracket characters to the folder structure and they're just kind of being ignored and written without them.
Example: %artist% - [%year%] %album%\%track% - %artist% - %title%
produces Artist - 1999 Album\01 - Artist - Title.mp3
instead of Arist - [1999] Album\01 - Artist - Title.mp3
Is there any type of work around for this?
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### Author:  [@nickless](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nickless)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/characters-in-tag-filename/2226/2 "2005-08-24T16:43:27Z")
Please read [Important Changes in v2.27](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1568/1)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/characters-in-tag-filename/2226/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:26Z")