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Alphabetical order sorter.
Paste a list, one item per line, and put it in alphabetical order. Sort A to Z or Z to A, treat numbers by value, and drop empty lines or duplicates. Nothing is uploaded.
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Result
Type or paste text above and the result appears here.
About this alphabetical order sorter
The sorter puts each line of your list in alphabetical order. Use it for names, references, keywords, tags, glossary terms and anything else with one item per line.
How the order is decided
- Letters: sorted with your browser's Intl.Collator, which follows language-aware alphabetical rules rather than raw character codes. With the default settings apple, Apple and ápple sort together instead of capitals jumping ahead of lowercase.
- Case and accents matter: tick this to separate letters that differ only by case or accent. Lowercase is then placed before the matching capital.
- Numbers by value: on by default, so item2 comes before item10. Untick it to compare digits one at a time like letters (item10 before item2).
- Shortest first: sorts by length, then alphabetically.
- Trim, empty lines, duplicates: optional cleanups applied before sorting.
Limits
The sort order for non-English text follows your browser's default language rules. Lines that are equal under the current options keep their original order. Input is limited to 2 MB. To remove repeats and see how many were dropped, use Remove Duplicate Lines.
Examples
| Input | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|
pear | A to Z | Apple |
item10 | A to Z | item1 |
item10 | A to Z | item1 |
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Sources (retrieved October 2026): MDN, Intl.Collator.
FAQ: Alphabetical order sorter
How do I put a list in alphabetical order?
Paste the list with one item per line. It is sorted A to Z as soon as you paste; change Order to Z to A if you need the reverse, then click Copy result.
Why does item10 come after item2?
With “Sort numbers by value” on, 2 is read as a smaller number than 10, which is how people expect a list to be ordered. Untick it for strict letter-by-letter order.
Does capitalization change the order?
Not by default: apple and Apple sort together. Tick “Case and accents matter” to separate them.
Is my list uploaded?
No. The sorting happens in your browser and nothing is sent or stored.