# User-defined Hierarchical & Multiple Genres - Ideas

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-hierarchical-multiple-genres-ideas/55555
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 18, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-hierarchical-multiple-genres-ideas/55555 "2021-12-18T00:12:52Z")
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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: [December 20, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-hierarchical-multiple-genres-ideas/55555/9 "2021-12-20T15:29:58Z")

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> [@DavidEsp](#):
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> Any advice on which kind of compound-string element-delimiter is best?

Perhaps you find more information on delimiters/separators in this thread:

> [@Should I use ";" or "\\\\" or "-" as a separator?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-i-use-or-or-as-a-separator/45708):
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> To date I have been using a ";" as a separator for the Artist, Composer and Genre fields. I would then do an action of merge duplicate fields for these fields after ripping a CD (or after a bunch of CD's). This displays well with the music players that I use currently but whether if or I may want to use another player in the future I am wondering if there is a better solution that is more universal?. Been thinking about whether it would of been best to use the "\" as a separator or even a …

(Spoiler: the + isn't used anywhere - that is considered plain text)

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