Tool

About the tool

Sorting Unicode text is deceptively complex. A single visible character may consist of multiple code points. This tool operates at the grapheme-cluster level, ensuring results match real human perception rather than raw encoding details.

Key benefits of using this tool

• Accurate sorting of emojis and combined characters
• Works across languages and writing systems
• Runs entirely in your browser for maximum privacy
• No data collection, no tracking, no uploads

Features

• Unicode grapheme segmentation using modern standards
• Multiple sorting strategies including locale awareness
• Custom locale support for international users
• Responsive, mobile-friendly light-mode interface

Use cases

• Preparing multilingual datasets
• Testing Unicode handling in applications
• Organizing emoji or symbol collections
• Educational exploration of Unicode behavior

Fun fact

Some emojis you see as a single symbol are actually composed of five or more Unicode code points joined together, yet users perceive them as one character.

Historical context

Early text systems assumed one character equaled one byte. Unicode fundamentally changed this assumption, and grapheme clusters were introduced to bridge the gap between machine encoding and human reading. Modern tools like this one build on decades of evolution in international text processing.