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Sort List by Number

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Sort lines by their leading number — 2 before 10 before 100. Avoids alphabetical 10 before 2 mistakes.

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How to Use

  1. 1 Paste one number (or number-leading line) per row
  2. 2 Numeric mode is pre-selected
  3. 3 Toggle Reverse for largest-first
  4. 4 Copy the sorted list

Features

  • Parses the first number on each line
  • Non-numeric lines sort to the end
  • Reverse for high-to-low
  • Switch to Natural when numbers are embedded in words (item2 vs item10)

Why it Matters

Alphabetical sort puts 10 before 2. Numeric mode fixes that for scoreboards, IDs, quantities, and CSV columns pasted as lines.

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Use Cases

IDs and quantities

Order SKU counts or row IDs correctly

Leaderboards

Sort scores ascending or descending without Excel

Frequently Asked Questions

What about item2 vs item10?
Use Natural mode on Text Sorter (or switch mode here) — it understands numbers inside strings. Numeric mode is for lines that start with a parseable number.
Decimals and negatives?
parseFloat handles them — -3, 2.5, 10 sort correctly.
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