# Filename -\> Tag; Numbers

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-numbers/53327
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-numbers/53327 "2021-05-25T11:41:18Z")
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### 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: [May 25, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-numbers/53327/2 "2021-05-25T11:44:30Z")

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Hi and welcome!

You can ignore the first part of the filename using the `%dummy%` placeholder, the full formatstring would look like

`%dummy% %title%`

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
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> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…

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