# Copy filename to title, removing leading numbers **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 12, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943 "2023-05-12T04:23:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AudioBabble)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/1 "2023-05-12T04:23:55Z")
How would I do this with Mp3Tag? My filenames are 01 Title Of Song -- can go up to three digits if a multidisc, e.g 101 / 201, etc So... I need to remove ANY number characters, plus the leading space... and copy what's left to the Title field. Thanks! ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/2 "2023-05-12T05:28:59Z")
Try Convert\>Filename-Tag Mask: %track% %title% Also, see the section in the documentation about first steps > **[First Steps – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps/#importing-parts-of-the-file-name-to-the-tag)** > > A collection of tasks with step-by-step instructions intended for novice users of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. ---
**Author:** ![AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AudioBabble)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/3 "2023-05-12T11:55:53Z")
Thank you! I managed what I wanted via a two step process: 1. Convert \> Filename-Tag Mask: %title% -- this puts my filename into the title field (still with leading track number) 2. Actions \> Actions (quick) \> Replace with regular expression Field: \_TAG Regular Expression: ^\s\*[0-9]+\s\* Numbers gone from title field! ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/4 "2023-05-12T12:14:01Z")
You could have done it in a single step: Try Convert\>Filename-Tag Mask: %dummy% %title% I wonder why you wanted to throw away existing data.... ---
**Author:** ![AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AudioBabble)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/5 "2023-05-12T12:26:18Z")
Thanks for the %dummy% tip -- that's much simpler. Not throwing away anything -- my filenames are for sequential listing in file browser: [track no.] [Title] -- I'm keeping those as they are. But obviously, I don't want the track number in the Title tag. I then use the track number wizard to populate the Track No. tag. ---
**Author:** ![AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AudioBabble)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/6 "2023-05-12T12:39:56Z")
> [@AudioBabble](#): > > So... I need to remove ANY number characters, plus the leading space... and copy what's left to the Title field. ... yeah sorry, that's makes it sound like I want to get rid of the numbers from the filename... not what I meant! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943/7 "2023-06-11T12:40:31Z")
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