WordBench tool
Sort Lines
Sort a list of lines alphabetically, by length, or in reverse.
About the sort lines
The WordBench line sorter reorders a list of lines however you need it: alphabetically from A to Z or Z to A, by length from shortest to longest, or simply reversed. Paste the list, pick an order, and copy the sorted result.
Alphabetizing by hand is tedious and easy to get wrong once a list grows. The sorter uses natural, locale aware comparison, so numbers inside the text sort the way a person expects, with item 2 landing before item 10 rather than after it.
Sorting by length is a quieter but useful option. It surfaces your shortest and longest entries, which helps when you are looking for outliers, checking that labels fit a fixed width, or grouping similar items together. Everything runs locally and instantly.
Who uses it
Worked example
Paste the names Globex, acme, Initech, Umbrella.
Sorting A to Z returns acme, Globex, Initech, Umbrella, with case ignored so lowercase acme still lands first. Sort by length instead and the shortest entry, acme, leads while the longest, Umbrella, moves to the end. Reverse simply flips whatever order you already have.
Frequently asked questions
Is the sort case sensitive?
No. Alphabetical sorting compares letters without regard to case, so acme and Acme are ordered by their letters rather than pushing all capitals ahead of lowercase.
How are numbers handled?
Sorting is numeric aware. A line containing 2 sorts before a line containing 10, matching how people naturally order numbered items rather than sorting purely character by character.
What does sort by length do?
It orders lines by how many characters they contain, shortest first or longest first, which is handy for finding outliers or checking length limits.
Does sorting remove duplicates?
No. Sorting only reorders lines. To also remove repeats, run the list through the remove duplicate lines tool.