# Remove sequel number from title

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295 "2025-01-27T21:28:36Z")
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### Author: ![Gat3pm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gat3pm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gat3pm)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295/1 "2025-01-27T21:28:36Z")

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I am trying to change this: Big Monster 4: Blah Blah Blah

to this Big Monster: Blah Blah Blah

I thought using replace would do it, tried all kind of variations of what is down below. I basically want to take out sequel numbers whether it is a digit or roman numeral. Already have learned how to remove everything after the colon now I just need to get it down to the Title only if sequel numbers are involved.

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-27 124037](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0c46c1d51f0ff6dac4959d65e284a2765c4ca42d.png)

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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: [January 27, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295/2 "2025-01-27T21:35:55Z")

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$replace() replaces fixed strings with each other.

If you want to replace a pattern, you have to use a regular expression

> [@Gat3pm](#):
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> Big Monster 4: Blah Blah Blah

Try  
Format string: `$regexp(%comment%,(.*) \d+(.*),$1$2)`

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295/3 "2025-01-28T07:18:27Z")

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> [@Gat3pm](#):
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> a digit or roman numeral.

> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> `$regexp(%comment%,(.*) \d+(.*),$1$2)`

I don't think that `\d+` would replace a roman numeral?

Roman numerals are pretty tricky to detect because of the different spelling.  
For example the digit 990 can be written as XM, as well as CMXC.

Or sometimes you see IIII which is the same as IV.

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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: [February 27, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295/4 "2025-02-27T07:19:00Z")

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