# 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")
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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: [August 24, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-title-variable/46221/2 "2019-08-24T07:55:33Z")

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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):
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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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