# Chinese Characters

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 21, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961 "2008-06-21T23:24:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![koolguy24](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@koolguy24](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koolguy24)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961/1 "2008-06-21T23:24:04Z")

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I was wondering if there was a way to make the program read chinese characters.

I was using an action code to get my artist/title from the filename, but the chinese characters ended up showing up like ???

thanks

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**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961/2 "2008-06-22T12:41:37Z")

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If you have mp3 files you must use one of the utf options at Options \> Tags \> Mpeg

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**Author:** ![koolguy24](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@koolguy24](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/koolguy24)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961/3 "2008-06-23T04:24:40Z")

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thanks, works perfectly 😃

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**Author:** ![lamwayne](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@lamwayne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lamwayne)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961/4 "2020-01-28T17:07:34Z")

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Hi, I use it for a very long time and seems no trouble in MP3 file. Recently, I am trying to edit some WAV file and I find all the Character come to "?" (File property, under Windows 10, also move those file into Sony DAP) , I have try all Mpeg option under Tags, but it is no help, any idea?

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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, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chinese-characters/6961/5 "2026-02-09T12:21:01Z")

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