# How do you locate then remove double quote marks from tags?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 17, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868 "2021-04-17T21:38:56Z")
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### Author:  [@docBrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/docBrian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/1 "2021-04-17T21:38:56Z")
Here's an example:
Mozart's _The Hunt_ was imported from several sources with Title tag set to
"The Hunt"
or
The Hunt
I'd like to use the same exact name...
First problem: how do you set up a filter to locate tags with the double quote " mark in it (there are more than 250,000 files to scan/filter).
Replace is easy. Filter for tags that match the criteria is what I am having difficulty with.
I'm using this regex filter:
%title% MATCHES "[!-#]"
But I'd like something more specific.
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/2 "2021-04-17T21:43:36Z")
I would either use an action of the type "Replace" and replace the quote marks with nothing.
Or select all files with that title and type it in in the tag panel and then save the modification.
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/3 "2021-04-18T04:36:09Z")
> [@docBrian](#):
>
> Filter for tags that match the criteria is what I am having difficulty with.
> [@Filter (Finding) double quotation marks "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-finding-double-quotation-marks/52685):
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> Hi, Would there any filter argument that will find double quotation marks? I would like to change all nick names that have double quotation marks to single quotation marks but finding them all is the challenge. eg. from say "Slim" to 'Slim' or from "Guitar Shorty" to 'Guitar Shorty' etc Thanks
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### Author:  [@docBrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/docBrian)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/4 "2021-04-19T08:48:52Z")
The following works:
%album% MATCHES \"
But not this:
%album% MATCHES "\""
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/5 "2021-04-19T09:19:12Z")
@docBrian
I think you forgot to put your expression in "accent grave" or mark it as preformatted test, so that the blackslash does not appear in the forum sight?
`%album% MATCHES \"`
Expressions that work are mentioned by dano in the link I quoted above.
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### Author:  [@docBrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/docBrian)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/6 "2021-04-19T13:24:03Z")
The backslash should appear in both examples; I've fixed it. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-locate-then-remove-double-quote-marks-from-tags/52868/7 "2026-02-09T12:29:11Z")