Retrieving custom field data

[pdxSherpa]

been a long time since i used custom field.
Create a custom field Whose name is “title” and has a “value” that changes w/every post.
Am having problems retrieving it. will add three more fields that i’d like to retrieve as well

tried to use

 <?php get_post_meta($post_id, 'title', true); ?>

Could I get some advice on how to fix it and get the data?
Thank you
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[pdxSherpa]

K in case this help anyone else.
will need addy tweaks but this worked

<?php the_meta(); ?>
<div class="bioMeta">
<?php echo get_post_meta($postid, 'title', true); ?></div>
</div>

[pdxSherpa]

However if anyone out there has better info right now the meta is displaying

title: santa claus
I’d just want it to display santa claus for example.
how can i get rid of the title/ use a tag in the custom fields?
thx
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