# Remove Track # fromTitle or Trim Space.
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 12, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885 "2017-04-12T17:26:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/1 "2017-04-12T17:26:35Z")
looked in FAQ. Seems simple, but can't replace tag info.
I'm trying to remove the track# from title or Trim space from Beginnig.
the action doesn't seem to work
replace
Title
^\d\*\s\*-_\s_
Example.
1. Take Five
change to:
Take Five
Or just trim Title by 5 spaces...
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/2 "2017-04-13T03:20:33Z")
> [@Beluna](#):
>
> ...
> replace
> Title
> ^\d\*\s\*-_\s_
>
> Example.
>
> 1. Take Five
>
> change to:
>
> Take Five
>
> Or just trim Title by 5 spaces...
>
> Thanks
No wonder as the pattern you find in the title is not matched by the expression.
The expression expects a number and a space immediately behind it. You've got a dot there.
^\d\*.\s\*-_\s_
(and it is not "Replace" but "Replace with regular expression").
Did you have a look at the help for string functions?
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting/#string-functions](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting/#string-functions)
e.g. $cutleft()
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/3 "2017-04-13T05:35:07Z")
> [@Beluna](#):
>
> Or just trim Title by 5 spaces...
Converter-Menu: Tag-Tag
Field: TITLE
Format String: $cutleft(%title%,5)
or an action:
Type: Format Value
Field: TITLE
Format String: $cutleft(%title%,5)
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### Author:  [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/4 "2017-04-13T11:48:07Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> No wonder as the pattern you find in the title is not matched by the expression.
> The expression expects a number and a space immediately behind it. You've got a dot there.
> ^\d\*.\s\*-_\s_
> (and it is not "Replace" but "Replace with regular expression").
>
> Did you have a look at the help for string functions?
> [https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting/#string-functions](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting/#string-functions)
> e.g. $cutleft()
Thanks
Someone in the FAQ expalined why it wouldn't work... gave a soltion:
^\d{0,7}[- .\_]\*
Works for me.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/5 "2017-04-14T07:27:17Z")
> [@Beluna](#):
>
> ... I'm trying to remove the track# from title or Trim space from Beginnig. ...
Remove leading numbers and other characters
**$regexp(%TITLE%,'^\d{0,3}[\s\.\_\-]?\s\*',)**
From:
01-99 Luftballons
123.8000 miles from home
To:
99 Luftballons
8000 miles from home
... based on ... aladoro ... Jul 5 2007, 08:12 ...
[Remove 'track' number from title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/5102/7)
DD.20170414.1127.CEST
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885/6 "2026-02-09T12:26:46Z")