# Remove all parentheses and squared brackets in title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 23, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076 "2017-06-23T15:32:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@drumstik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drumstik)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/1 "2017-06-23T15:32:15Z")
Is there a way to bulk remove all of the parentheses and squared brackets around text in the title.
For Example:
Anyway You Want It (Live)
Heaven For Everyone [Single Version]
Change To:
Anyway You Want It Live
Heaven For Everyone Single Version
I really don't want to do this individually
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/2 "2017-06-23T15:59:15Z")
> [@drumstik](#):
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> ...
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> I really don't want to do this individually
> Thanks
In a way you would have to do it individually as you have to replace each parenthesis with nothing.
So create an action of the type "Replace" for TITLE
Search string: (
Replace string:
(leave empty)
Do this for the remaining types of brackets. You can join all the replace actions in one action group.
Alternatively, you create one action of the type "Format value" for TITLE
Format string: $replace(%title%,'(',,')',,'[',,']',)
The same format string can be used in the function Convert\>Tag-Tag for TITLE
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/3 "2025-05-23T15:00:36Z")
Hello
I need the same but want for all fields, not just title how would the action look
Thanks
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/4 "2025-05-23T15:03:28Z")
Have a look at the documentation and the "Special Fields":
> **[Replace – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/replace/#special-fields)**
>
> Documentation on the Replace action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
If you choose `_ALL` please note, that you also remove the brackets in your lyrics for example.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/5 "2025-05-23T15:15:15Z")
The band `Was (Not Was)` will get a different name.
Titles like
`Wanted Dead or Alive [Live - Radio Edit]` will become `Wanted Dead or Alive Live - Radio Edit`
Or
`On the Radio [Radio Edit]` -\> `On the Radio Radio Edit`
Or
`Russian Radio [Radio Moscow Edit]` -\> `Russian Radio Radio Moscow Edit`
Is that intended?
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### Author:  [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/6 "2025-05-28T15:23:17Z")
Thanks
So I should use \_Tag
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/7 "2025-05-28T16:02:53Z")
Using another global placeholder does not reduce the number of errors or the amount of garbage output.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-parentheses-and-squared-brackets-in-title/19076/8 "2025-06-27T16:03:24Z")
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