Text Sorter
Sort a list of lines alphabetically from A to Z or Z to A, or by length from shortest to longest or longest to shortest.
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How to use text sorter
- 1Paste your lines into the input box.
- 2Choose a sort order: A→Z, Z→A, Shortest→Longest, or Longest→Shortest.
- 3Enable case-sensitive sorting if you need capital letters treated differently from lowercase.
- 4Copy the sorted result.
About this tool
Sorting a list alphabetically or by length is a common step before deduplicating, scanning for patterns, or preparing data for import into another tool.
Alphabetical sorting uses standard string comparison. With case-sensitive sorting off (the default), "apple" and "Apple" sort together based on their letters; with it on, capital letters sort before lowercase ones, following their underlying character codes.
Length-based sorting compares the number of characters in each line, which is handy for finding the shortest or longest entries in a list at a glance.
Frequently asked questions
With it off, sorting ignores letter case, so "banana" and "Banana" are treated as equal. With it on, uppercase letters sort before lowercase ones, which can interleave capitalized and lowercase words differently than you might expect.