# Deleting a specific amount of characters from the start of the title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895 "2017-04-15T13:15:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@MajorXMidge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MajorXMidge)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895/1 "2017-04-15T13:15:18Z")
I've tried making an expression which removes a certain amount of characters from the start of the title although I've come to a halt, I just can't seem to be able to do it, if it is even possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895/2 "2017-04-15T13:26:18Z")
A lot of ideas should be in this thread: [/t/18885/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/18885/1)
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895/3 "2017-04-18T15:07:43Z")
```
Format value "TEMPORARY": %_FILENAME%
Format value "_FILENAME": right(%temporary%,10)
```
This will leave 10 characters, counting from right to left
You can change the number by replacing the "10" and the side by puting "left" instead of "right"
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-a-specific-amount-of-characters-from-the-start-of-the-title/18895/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:47Z")