# Extra space in Title? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mac\ **Created:** [March 29, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593 "2021-03-29T11:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/nagyember/32/8782_2.png) [@nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nagyember)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/1 "2021-03-29T11:12:38Z")
Hi! Sorry if I'm asking what has already been answered. Tried to serach, found nothing... Anyway, when I use the Cmd+2 shortcut, to convert Filename to Tag, there's always an extra space character at the beginning of the Title. No matter how I tried to set the formatstring, this alawys happens. BTW, I name all my files this way: Artist - Title. Between the Artist and the Title, there's a space, then a hyphen, then a space again. I do this for ages, had no problem before this Mac version. The extra space occurs when I add "Title" to the formatstring. Anyone else with such experience? LAszlo ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/2 "2021-03-29T11:26:45Z")
Can you check if the formatstring for _Filename - Tag_ also has the space included, i.e., `%artist% - %title%` ---
**Author:** ![nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/nagyember/32/8782_2.png) [@nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nagyember)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/3 "2021-03-30T07:31:29Z")
It has to include space, otherwise the tag disappears. Please take a close look at this screenshot (1): the file name is proper: Giovanni Lucchetti - Piccolezze.mp3 But in the string, where I preview what the Artist and Title will look like after converting, the extra space is there. If I remove the space in the Formatstring, the "title" disappears. If I press "Convert", the resulting Title tag will have an extra space at the beginning, and - as I just found out - an extra space after the Artist. See screenshot 2.! (If i place the cursor at the end of Artist, it's visible. [01|561x335](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/short-url/eiGipMttJkWMsUr2m8CHCOK6BgG.png) ![02](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/0/04e276e3255af7f51aeb2b2fb2c53dc9df8616fd.png) ---
**Author:** ![nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/nagyember/32/8782_2.png) [@nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nagyember)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/4 "2021-03-30T07:32:24Z")
Here's the first screenshot: ![01](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/6/643b111841776c5b5f807b7a6fdffa4153a1280e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/5 "2021-03-30T07:37:21Z")
It seems like the spaces around the dash are missing in the formatstring. You can see this in the preview, where there is an extra space between `Title:` and `Piccolezze`. It also seems that there is no space between `%artist%` and `-` in the Formatstring field. So please try this formatstring and let me know what happens: > [@Florian](#): > > `%artist% - %title%` ---
**Author:** ![nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/nagyember/32/8782_2.png) [@nagyember](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nagyember)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/6 "2021-03-30T10:37:59Z")
Yep. Using the string %artist% - %title% instead selecting them from the dropdown menu solved my problem. Thanks, Florian! 🤩 ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/7 "2021-03-30T11:33:08Z")
Glad it's working now 🙂 By the way: even if you use the field dropdown menu, you'd add the spaces and the dash manually. The dropdown menu is only a shorthand to add the individual fields (i.e., `%artist%`, `%title%`, ...), not what's in between. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-space-in-title/52593/8 "2021-04-29T11:33:37Z")
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