# what's the difference between ID3v1, ID3v2.2 & ID3v2.3 tags and ID3v2.4 tags

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v1-id3v2-2-id3v2-3-tags-and-id3v2-4-tags/3911
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v1-id3v2-2-id3v2-3-tags-and-id3v2-4-tags/3911 "2006-10-17T04:07:05Z")
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### Author: ![pintree3](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pintree3/32/6037_2.png) [@pintree3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pintree3)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v1-id3v2-2-id3v2-3-tags-and-id3v2-4-tags/3911/1 "2006-10-17T04:07:05Z")

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Can't find the following in the FAQs or search (where the question was asked exactly as is written below):

what's the difference between ID3v1, ID3v2.2 & ID3v2.3 tags and ID3v2.4 tags

Thank you

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### Author: ![milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/milka/32/55_2.png) [@milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/milka)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v1-id3v2-2-id3v2-3-tags-and-id3v2-4-tags/3911/2 "2006-10-17T07:14:59Z")

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Maybe [this](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3181/1) topic can help you a bit.

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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, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v1-id3v2-2-id3v2-3-tags-and-id3v2-4-tags/3911/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:56Z")

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