# 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, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-special-characters-a-a-c-c-from-tags-when-naming-the-file/58399/4 "2022-09-03T15:16:15Z")

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You can use `$replace` like this:

`$replace(%FIELDNAME_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARS%,á,a,é,e,í,i,ó,o,ú,u,Á,A,É,E,Í,I,Ó,O,Ú,U,ü,u,Ü,U,ñ,n,Ñ,N,è,e,ê,e,ì,i,î,i,ï,i,à,a,â,a,ò,o,ô,o,ù,u,û,u,ç,c,Ç,C,ß,ss,œ,oe,Œ,OE)`

From the [documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting/) about "multiple parameter pairs y and z":

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0491f1b8a21c0bc9f75ec8ec37d0a5e1e1b93bb6.png)

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