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Sort Lines A–Z
Put any list into alphabetical order, numbers handled properly.
Quick Tool Overview
Sort Lines A–Z puts a list into alphabetical order using natural number handling, so "item 2" comes before "item 10" rather than after it, and locale-aware comparison, so accented letters sort where a reader expects. Duplicates can be removed in the same pass.
- What it does
- Sorts lines into alphabetical order
- You give it
- A list with one item per line
- You get back
- The sorted list, with duplicates optionally removed
- Best for
- Names, tasks, keywords, filenames and reference lists
About the Sort Lines A–Z
Alphabetical sorting sounds simple until a list contains numbers. A plain sort puts "item 10" before "item 2", because it compares character by character and 1 comes before 2. Natural sorting — the kind file managers use — reads the digits as a number and gets it right.
This sorter uses natural ordering by default and handles accented letters correctly, so "Ångström" sorts where a reader expects rather than at the end. Case can be ignored or respected, leading whitespace can be ignored so indented lists sort by content, and duplicates can be removed in the same pass. Blank lines are dropped rather than being sorted to the top, which is what nearly everyone wants.
Key features of the Sort Lines A–Z
Natural number ordering
Item 2 sorts before item 10, because consecutive digits are read as a number rather than compared character by character.
Accents sort correctly
Locale-aware comparison puts "Ångström" near A instead of after Z, which a code-point sort never does.
Case folding
Ignore case so "Zebra" does not sort before "apple", which is what a raw sort produces.
Duplicates removed in one pass
Sort and de-duplicate together, with a count of what was removed.
Blank lines dropped
Empty lines are removed rather than gathered at the top, which is what a sorted list should look like.
How to use the Sort Lines A–Z
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Paste your list
One item per line — names, tasks, keywords, filenames or anything else.
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Choose the comparison
Natural ordering for lists containing numbers, or strict character ordering when you need it.
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Set the extras
Ignore case, ignore leading spaces and remove duplicates as part of the same sort.
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Copy the sorted list
Copy the result or download it, with a count of duplicates removed.
Frequently asked questions
Because a plain sort compares character by character, and the character "1" comes before "2". Natural ordering reads consecutive digits as a single number, which puts item 2 first. This tool uses natural ordering by default.
Using locale-aware comparison, so "Ångström" sorts near A rather than after Z. A plain code-point sort would put every accented word at the end of the list, which is rarely what anyone wants.
Usually yes. With case respected, every capitalised word sorts before every lowercase one, so "Zebra" comes before "apple". Ignoring case gives the ordering a person expects.
Yes, in the same pass. The count of removed duplicates is reported, so you can tell whether the list had repeats before you rely on the result.
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