EXIF tag · IFD0

XPTitle

(tags 0x9c9b-0x9c9f are used by Windows Explorer; special characters in these values are converted to UTF-8 by default, or Windows Latin1 with the -L option. XPTitle is ignored by Windows Explorer if ImageDescription exists)

0x9c9b
Tag ID (40091 decimal)
IFD0
IFD / group
int8u
Data type
EXIF
Table

What XPTitle means#

(tags 0x9c9b-0x9c9f are used by Windows Explorer; special characters in these values are converted to UTF-8 by default, or Windows Latin1 with the -L option. XPTitle is ignored by Windows Explorer if ImageDescription exists)

Read, write and remove it#

# read
exiftool -XPTitle photo.jpg
# write
exiftool -XPTitle="…" photo.jpg
# remove
exiftool -XPTitle= photo.jpg
# all files in a folder, as CSV
exiftool -csv -XPTitle -r ./photos > xp-title.csv

In Python with Pillow:

from PIL import Image
exif = Image.open("photo.jpg").getexif()
value = exif.get(0x9c9b)  # XPTitle
print(value)

Frequently asked questions#

What is the EXIF tag ID of XPTitle?

0x9c9b (40091 decimal), in the IFD0 directory.

How do I see XPTitle in a photo?

Run exiftool -XPTitle photo.jpg, or open the file's info panel in Lightroom, Photoshop, Windows (Properties → Details) or macOS Preview (Tools → Show Inspector).

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