# Tag Difference: ID3v2.3 vs. ID3v2.4
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 18, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255 "2020-12-18T20:12:59Z")
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### Author:  [@Alfie\_Solomon84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Alfie_Solomon84)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/1 "2020-12-18T20:12:59Z")
I hope I'm not in the wrong section but uh, as stated above, I'm curious about these tag versions. I understand that 2.3 is the most compatible compared to 2.4. I also understand that 2.4 supports multiple field tag although I'm quite unsure of that; like how they work and all.
1. Can anyone explain to me what advantage 2.4 have over 2.3? Like I see 2.3 supports multiple field values like artist and genres already so what is the claim that 2.4 support multiple field?
2. Is it smart to batch convert my library to 2.4? Since its the newer version...
3. The explaination of 2.3 vs 2.4 is very coding-like explanation. Would really appreciate if someone could explain it simply but both comprehensive and extensive.
Looking forward to learn.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/2 "2020-12-18T21:27:14Z")
see perhaps here:
> [@ID3v2.4 vs. ID3v2.3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-4-vs-id3v2-3/10405):
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> What are the main differences between ID3v2.4 UTF-8 and ID3v2.3 UTF-16? Which one is "standard"? Which one is the most recent? Which one handle the most characters? Which one should I chose? [:music:]
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### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/3 "2020-12-19T14:11:52Z")
> > Is it smart to batch convert my library to 2.4?
no, cause 2.3 is - as you wrote - more common.
You'll get more problems than advantages.
An older thread (now: ID3v2.3 UTF-16 is supported by most players)
> [@What ID3v2 tag to use?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-id3v2-tag-to-use/3181/2):
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> Just keep the standard settings (v2.3 utf-16) if you have no troubles with them.
Or that one
> [@ID3v2.5 or ID3v3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-5-or-id3v3/47940):
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> The development of the [ID3 tag format](http://id3.org) seems to have stalled if not ceased altogether, not least because most new downloads and rips use other container formats than MP3, notably ISO MPEG 4 part 14 (MP4/MOV) and Matroska (MKV), which come with their own metadata formats, although an ID3v2 tag may be embedded as well. However, I think there would still be some merit in updating ID3. For instance, neither the official site nor the [Github repository](https://github.com/id3/ID3v2.4) documents all the predefined v1 genres actually s…
> > The explaination of 2.3 vs 2.4 is very coding-like explanation.
> > Would really appreciate if someone could explain it simply but both comprehensive and extensive.
Sorry, I can't.
But you can have a look here : [https://id3.org/](https://id3.org/)
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### Author:  [@Alfie\_Solomon84](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Alfie_Solomon84)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/4 "2020-12-19T14:29:15Z")
Thank you for the attachment. It shed some light into what I was asking about.
gonna revert to 2.3 for now.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-difference-id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/51255/5 "2021-01-18T14:29:17Z")
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