# problem with codpage
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 23, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835 "2009-08-23T11:17:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@mla](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mla)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835/1 "2009-08-23T11:17:53Z")
Hello,
I have some russian songs that are not displayed correctly (weird characters).
In your Help file I found:
\*\*\*To convert these tags from a specific codepage to Unicode, simply create a new action Convert codepage, select the appropriate tag field(s) and choose the codepage from the drop-down list. \*\*\*
I created a new action Convert codepage. But have a hard time 🙂 with accomplishing the last part of the instruction :
_**select the appropriate tag field(s) and choose the codepage from the drop-down list**_
I don't have the drop-down list.
I select a track. Click on Artist field. Right click on it. And see insert unicode control character.
But I belive there should be another drop down menu.
I want to correct artist and album in one shot.
Pls help.
Thx.
Michael.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835/2 "2009-08-23T11:35:47Z")
Do you really know how to create an action?
Read [/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
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### Author:  [@mla](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mla)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835/3 "2009-08-23T13:14:19Z")
Sorry,
I added just action group. Your e-mail helped me to realise that there was no action itself.
So I added an action choose the Artist fiels and codepage russian. The result is not good. It changed the Artist name from unreadable characters to exclamation points.
I know that with Russian code page there where problems KOI8 and Windows.
In drop down list is only one option Russian 1251. Not works for my mp3 list.
May be you have another idea how to add different codepage for Russian language.
Thx.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835/4 "2009-08-23T16:50:37Z")
Yes Mp3tag only has a few codepages.
You can try foobar2000 with foo\_chacon plugin it supports KOI8-R
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-codpage/8835/5 "2026-02-09T12:21:44Z")