# Export to text (csv)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-text-csv/11394
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 5, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-text-csv/11394 "2011-01-05T11:19:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Pol\_Davril](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pol_Davril)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-text-csv/11394/1 "2011-01-05T11:19:12Z")
Hello,
When exporting to a text file (e.g. csv), the first line of the output file contains hex data (EB BB BF or EF BB BF).
Why ? Is there a way to get rid of this line ? It creates a blank line when the csv is imported in Excel.
Thanks.
EDIT: The hex data is present with "utf-8" , not with "ansi".
[My\_mp3tag\_export\_\_csv\_.mte](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/a/ac4d4492205a4a39a9befda4e2d3452b6727b371.mte) (188 Bytes)
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-text-csv/11394/2 "2011-01-05T13:37:19Z")
It's a byte order marker to indicate the unicode encoding.
You can disable it at "File \> Options \> Export".
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-text-csv/11394/3 "2026-02-09T12:22:48Z")