# Was does a tag field value "ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3)" mean?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/was-does-a-tag-field-value-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3-mean/13157
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 28, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/was-does-a-tag-field-value-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3-mean/13157 "2012-02-28T19:16:54Z")
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### Author: ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/was-does-a-tag-field-value-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3-mean/13157/2 "2012-02-28T23:20:33Z")

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> [@pstein](#):
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> "ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3)"
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> What does that mean?
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> Does a ID3v1 tag set exist?  
> Does a ID3v2 tag set exist?

Yes, that means, both tag sets exist in this file and you are currently watching the one which is displayed in front of the patenthesis.

Check **File \> Options \> Tags \> Mpeg** to controll which tag versions you want to be displayed and written.

More on that here:  
[/t/965/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/965/1)  
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tags/mpeg](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tags/mpeg)

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