What does natural number order do?

It compares digits as numbers rather than as characters, so item2 lands before item10. Plain alphabetical order puts item10 first, because the character "1" sorts before "2" — the usual reason a sorted list of file names looks scrambled.

How are accented and non-English letters sorted?

With the browser's own locale-aware comparison, so á sits next to a rather than after z. That matches how a dictionary in your language orders words, which byte-order sorting does not.

Are blank lines and duplicates removed?

No. Sorting only reorders, so what goes in comes out. Run the text through the duplicate remover first if you want a list that is both sorted and unique.

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Sort a list of lines alphabetically

Sorts lines alphabetically, optionally using natural number ordering so that item2 comes before item10 rather than after it.

Order

Natural number order

Input

Output

How to use it

1Paste your list into the input box, one item per line.
2Pick A → Z or Z → A.
3Turn on natural number order if your lines contain numbers.
4Copy the sorted list from the Output box.

Frequently asked questions

What does natural number order do?: It compares digits as numbers rather than as characters, so item2 lands before item10. Plain alphabetical order puts item10 first, because the character "1" sorts before "2" — the usual reason a sorted list of file names looks scrambled.
How are accented and non-English letters sorted?: With the browser's own locale-aware comparison, so á sits next to a rather than after z. That matches how a dictionary in your language orders words, which byte-order sorting does not.
Are blank lines and duplicates removed?: No. Sorting only reorders, so what goes in comes out. Run the text through the duplicate remover first if you want a list that is both sorted and unique.