# Track Number Format

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 23, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173 "2014-09-23T02:14:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![emirza79](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@emirza79](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emirza79)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173/1 "2014-09-23T02:14:55Z")

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I want the ID3 tag to read xx/xx for the track number but I just want the track only for the file name. Mp3 tagger used to do this. If the track number reads "04/13," then the track name reads "0413", which is dumb. It should just read track # "04." What changed?

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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:** [September 23, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173/2 "2014-09-23T04:19:00Z")

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you have to use $num(%track%,2) to write only the leading track number.

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**Author:** ![emirza79](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@emirza79](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emirza79)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173/3 "2014-09-25T02:15:02Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> you have to use $num(%track%,2) to write only the leading track number.

NICE DUDE! THANKS!

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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 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-format/16173/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:17Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC