# Replace special characters (á -\> a, ç -\> c) from tags when naming the file

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-special-characters-a-a-c-c-from-tags-when-naming-the-file/58399
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 3, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-special-characters-a-a-c-c-from-tags-when-naming-the-file/58399 "2022-09-03T11:15:39Z")
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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: [September 3, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-special-characters-a-a-c-c-from-tags-when-naming-the-file/58399/2 "2022-09-03T13:01:04Z")

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Using the search function show this same question and answers:

> [@Auto replace special characters in the filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-replace-special-characters-in-the-filename/44281):
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> Is there any way to "auto replace" the characters instead of having to manually replacing them? For example the title of a song is "17. Not Alike (feat. Royce da 5'9")" But it will give me an error that i cannot name it that so I will have to manually edit it to be "17. Not Alike (feat. Royce da 5'9\_)"

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> [@Tag - Filename (Special Characters)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-special-characters/18539/):
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> While converting Tag - Filename, how to replace "/" with one blank space Ex: 1-25 Searching for Matty/Agreement (Film Edit) to 1-25 Searching for Matty Agreement (Film Edit)

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