<p>In the Title Format field, try:</p>

<p><code>{categoryFieldHandle[0].title}</code></p>

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2017-04-14T18:58:06.077Z
2017-04-14T18:58:06.077Z
Aaron Berkowitz
<p>I have an entry which has a category field. I want an auto-generated title for this entry that uses the assigned category title (first category title in case of multiple categories). I am not sure what to insert in the "Title Format" field.</p>

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How to use category in auto generated title?
# How to use category in auto generated title?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-14)

I have an entry which has a category field. I want an auto-generated title for this entry that uses the assigned category title (first category title in case of multiple categories). I am not sure what to insert in the "Title Format" field.

**Tags:** entries, categories, entry


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-14. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

In the Title Format field, try:

`{categoryFieldHandle[0].title}`


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