# Copy sync lyrics tagged to the field SYLT help
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 27, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531 "2021-09-27T08:39:45Z")
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531/1 "2021-09-27T08:39:45Z")
Hi
i have all my audio files with sync lyrics stored to the tag LYRICS
I would to copy this tag to a new tag SYLT
and keep both tags , i want to keep LYRICS and SYLT
I have tried the action feature , but it does remove the tag LYRICS
I can't find in the action the feature copy
i'm running the last version of mp3tag and foobar2000
may you please test and confirm ?
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531/2 "2021-09-27T08:45:10Z")
> [@rama](#):
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> copy this tag to a new tag SYLT
See the FAQs:
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/15):
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> How to copy one field value to another field? Example how to copy the content of the ARTIST field to the ALBUMARTIST field: Create a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2) in an existing action group or make a new action group. Action type: Format value Field: ALBUMARTIST Format string: %artist% Note: If you want to copy all possible values of a field (in case you have multiple artist fields), the internal scripting function [$meta\_sep](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting) can be used in the format string, e.g., $meta\_sep(artist,\\\\)
Please note that MP3tag does not support the field SYLT.
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531/3 "2021-09-27T09:08:51Z")
Hi
i have tried ,but it delete LYRICS tag
> Please note that MP3tag does not support the field SYLT.
> what do you mean ? can't write or can't read?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531/4 "2021-09-27T09:23:59Z")
> [@rama](#):
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> what do you mean ? can't write or can't read?
Yes, both.
See the help for supported fields:
> **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/)**
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> Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
If you are asked for a field name, enter the name without the % around it.
If you want to address the contents of a field with a field variable, then the % is mandatory.
To copy the contents of an existing field to a new field, use (as you did) an action of the type "Format value" and enter as field name the name of the new field (here: SYLT).
Enter as format string and instruction to generate a string - which would be the contents of the %unsyncedlyrics%. The field LYRICS is a user-defined field, I think - to see the proper name, open the extended tags dialogue (Alt-T) and check the field name.
If you enter SYLT as target field then you create a user-defined field called SYLT which appears as TEXT field in the tag. A player will probably not recognize this as the standard SYLT field.
See also this thread:
> [@Synchronized lyrics (SYLT) support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/synchronized-lyrics-sylt-support/45696):
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> ID3v2 has two dedicated frames for lyrics. USLT for unsynchronized lyrics. SYLT for synchronized lyrics. Mp3tag only supports USLT under the name "UNSYNCEDLYRICS". This sounds a bit weird and inconsistent to me, as a lot of popular platforms like Minilyrics, MusicBee, JetAudio supports both the USLT and SYLT. Even though you can make it up by adding a user defined field into TXXX frame, it sometimes won't work properly as it's not the standard way according to ID3v2 standard. May be consider…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-sync-lyrics-tagged-to-the-field-sylt-help/54531/5 "2026-02-09T12:29:26Z")