Sort Symbols in Text

Sort all symbols in your text with the Sort Symbols in Text Tool. Extract non-alphanumeric characters, sort them alphabetically, and output a clean list. Includes options to remove duplicates, switch sort order, and supports live preview, file import, and export.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
Total symbols: 0
Options
Remove duplicates

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text or import a file using the Choose File button.
  2. Choose sort direction: A → Z or Z → A.
  3. Enable Remove duplicates if desired.
  4. The list of symbols appears instantly in the Sorted Output box, one per line.
  5. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save your list.
  6. Use Clear All to reset the tool.

What Sort Symbols in Text Tool Can Do:

  • Extracts and alphabetically sorts all symbols (e.g. !@#$%^&*)
  • Removes duplicate symbols if enabled
  • Provides a live preview with symbol count
  • Exports symbol list as a clean, newline-separated file
  • Fully supports import, copy, clear, and sort toggling

Example:

Input:

Hello! How are you doing? Wait...$%^&*#@!

Options: Sort Order: A → Z, Remove Duplicates: On

Output:

!
#
$
%
&
*
.
?
@

Common Use Cases:

Perfect for extracting and alphabetizing punctuation or symbols from raw data, code, logs, tweets, and markup-heavy files. Useful for developers, linguists, editors, and text processing workflows.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re sorting symbols in text, Extract RegExp Matches from Text can help you pull out just the symbols first especially if they’re mixed with letters and numbers. Once sorted, Highlight Letters in Text is a nice visual contrast if you want to focus on what’s not a symbol. This combo makes it easier to clean, analyze, or format symbol-heavy content.

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