Strings are compared as text, so 1, 10, 2 order lexically, not numerically.

Yes. Sorting follows your browser’s collation rules.

ECMAScript sort is not guaranteed stable in all engines; ties may reorder.

Only line breaks define rows; paragraphs with soft wraps are one line if no newline.

Sort Lines Online – Alphabetical A–Z or Z–A Text Sorter

Clean up lists and inventories: paste lines, pick order, and copy sorted output. Remember lexicographic sort differs from numeric sort for “1, 2, 10”.

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Options

Z to A (descending)Ignore case

Sorted

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How it works

The whole list is split on newlines, sorted, and rejoined.

Locale-aware compare uses the browser’s default locale.

Blank lines

Empty lines are included and sort among other strings.

Privacy

Local only.

Common questions

Numeric sort?: Strings are compared as text, so 1, 10, 2 order lexically, not numerically.
Unicode?: Yes. Sorting follows your browser’s collation rules.
Stable sort?: ECMAScript sort is not guaranteed stable in all engines; ties may reorder.
Paragraphs?: Only line breaks define rows; paragraphs with soft wraps are one line if no newline.