# Help with Filename-\>Tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-filename-tag/41988
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-filename-tag/41988 "2018-06-21T21:01:55Z")
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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: [June 21, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-filename-tag/41988/2 "2018-06-21T21:24:51Z")

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You can use the converter "Filename - Tag" and a format string like

`%track%.%artist% - %title%`

to get the info into the tag.

See also this post for more details on the feature:

> [@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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