Alphabetical Sort
Sort lines of text alphabetically (A-Z or Z-A)
Alphabetical Sort arranges your lines of text in order, letting you choose ascending or descending direction and whether the comparison is case-sensitive ā blank lines are dropped from the result.
How to use Alphabetical Sort
- 1
Paste your list, one item per line.
- 2
Choose ascending or descending order.
- 3
Choose whether sorting is case-sensitive.
- 4
Copy the sorted result.
Everything you need to know about sorting text alphabetically
What does this do?
Sorts the lines of a block of text alphabetically, AāZ or ZāA ā a quick way to organize a list without opening a spreadsheet just for a sort operation.
When you actually need this
- Alphabetizing a list of names for a directory or reference document.
- Organizing keywords or tags for easier scanning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens with case sensitivity off vs on?
With it off (the default), "Apple" and "apple" sort together regardless of case. With it on, uppercase and lowercase letters sort by their actual character codes, which can place all-uppercase words before lowercase ones.
Are blank lines kept in the sorted output?
No ā blank lines are filtered out before sorting, so your result contains only the actual content lines.
Does this sort numbers numerically or alphabetically?
Alphabetically as text, so "10" sorts before "2" (since "1" comes before "2" character by character) ā this isn't a numeric sort.
Does this tool send my text to a server?
Yes ā it's sent to our servers to sort and the result is returned to you; nothing is stored.
Is this tool free to use?
Yes ā completely free, with no signup and no usage limits for casual use.