# Filename - Title variable **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221 **Category:** Support **Created:** [August 24, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221 "2019-08-24T03:17:55Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Andacar](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Andacar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Andacar) #### Post date: [August 24, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221/1 "2019-08-24T03:17:56Z")
hi! I'm trying to figure out a way to copy the filenames of music to the Title column, but removing any numbers before the actual name. So for example _05-Really Cool Track_ becomes _Really Cool Track_ It would be great either by number of characters to remove or however many up to and including the dash. Thanks very much! ---
### 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: [August 24, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221/2 "2019-08-24T07:55:33Z")
The good thing is, that there is a special character between the number and the title. You can use the converter "Filename - Tag" with a format string `%dummy%-%title%` The `%dummy%` placeholder is a special field, which simply drops the content it matches. You can learn more on the converter and format strings at > [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3): > > 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… ---
### Author: ![Andacar](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Andacar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Andacar) #### Post date: [August 24, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221/3 "2019-08-24T21:51:04Z")
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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system) #### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:13Z")