# Remove Parentesis & Square Brackets Content

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521 "2022-09-19T15:33:59Z")
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### Author: ![Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eqnesto)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521/1 "2022-09-19T15:33:59Z")

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Can someone please help on how to remove parentesis and square brackets content using automation?

**How it is:** Angels (Beethoven AI) [XXV]  
**How I want it to be:** Angels

Thanks!

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521/2 "2022-09-19T15:39:51Z")

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You could try an action of the type "Replace with Regular Expression"  
Search string: `\s*\(.*`  
Replace with:  
(leave empty)

Works for text where the round brackets are the first brackets, just like your example

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### Author: ![Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eqnesto)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521/3 "2022-09-19T15:46:27Z")

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It worked. Thanks! 🕶

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521/4 "2022-10-19T15:47:15Z")

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