# Delete a certain amount of characters at the beginning of the title

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-certain-amount-of-characters-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/51627
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 16, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-certain-amount-of-characters-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/51627 "2021-01-16T21:54:21Z")
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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: [January 16, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-certain-amount-of-characters-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/51627/2 "2021-01-16T22:00:26Z")

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see e.g. here:

> [@How to remove track from filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-track-from-filename/8623/5):
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> This expression removes leading numbers, dots, hyphens and also space characters from the filename. $regexp(%\_FILENAME%,'^[\d.-]+(.\*)',$1) Use it with "[Alt-1] Tag-Filename" or with an action "Format value". DD.20090719.0747.CEST

Instead of \_FILENAME use TITLE and instead of Tag-Filename Convert\>Tag-Tag

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