# How to remove white space

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-white-space/17504
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-white-space/17504 "2015-12-27T17:58:58Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-white-space/17504/2 "2015-12-27T19:00:09Z")

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> [@Beluna](#):
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> How do I remove the white space before and after the ":" for the following sample: ...

**From: Album Credits: ---------------------------- Primary Artist:David Sanborn ---------------------------- Featuring: ---------------------------- Slam ---------------------------- David Sanborn : alto Saxophone ---------------------------- Marcus Miller : bass, Keyboards, Percussion Programming To: Album Credits: ---------------------------- Primary Artist:David Sanborn ---------------------------- Featuring: ---------------------------- Slam ---------------------------- David Sanborn:alto Saxophone ---------------------------- Marcus Miller:bass, Keyboards, Percussion Programming TEXT \<== $regexp(%TEXT%,'[\t]\*:[\t]\*',':')**

Note:  
There are 7 trailing spaces on this line ...

**"Primary Artist:David Sanborn\_\_\_\_\_\_\_"**** TEXT \<== $regexp(%TEXT%,' \*\r','\r')**

DD.20151227.2110.CET

See also ...  
[/t/12513/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12513/1)  
[/t/14683/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14683/1)  
[/t/14712/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14712/1)  
[/t/13576/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13576/1)

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