Sort Symbols in Text
Collect every symbol in text and sort them. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Sort Symbols in Text
- 1. Paste text containing the symbols you want collected. Enter text mixed with punctuation or special characters, such as a passage where you want to see every non-letter character gathered and organized.
- 2. Turn on Descending order and Remove duplicates. Enable Descending to sort the collected symbols in reverse order, and Remove duplicates so each distinct symbol appears only once in the result instead of every time it occurred.
- 3. Choose how to Separate with. Pick Nothing to run all the collected symbols together, Space to place a space between each one, or Newline to list each symbol on its own line.
- 4. Copy the sorted symbols. Copy the collected and sorted symbol list into your document, character reference, or wherever this punctuation summary is needed.
When to use Sort Symbols in Text
Sort Symbols in Text scans a passage for every non-letter character, collects them, and sorts the result, giving a quick inventory of the punctuation and special characters actually used. Use Sort Symbols in Text to audit which symbols appear in a document or to build a distinct character reference from a sample of text.
- Auditing which punctuation marks appear in a document. You want a quick inventory of every punctuation mark used across a long document before deciding on a style guide. Collecting and deduplicating the symbols reveals the full set at a glance.
- Checking a password's character variety requirement. A password policy requires a certain mix of special characters. Extracting and deduplicating the symbols from a candidate password confirms exactly which special characters it contains.
- Building a reference list of special characters used in a font test. A font testing sample needs a sorted, deduplicated list of every special character it exercises, useful for checking rendering coverage of punctuation and symbol glyphs.
- Finding unexpected characters hiding in scraped text. Text scraped from a webpage might contain unusual symbol characters mixed in with normal punctuation. Sorting and deduplicating the symbols surfaces anything unexpected for a quick review.
Examples
Gather and sort punctuation
Input
a@ b! c#
Output
!#@
About the Sort Symbols in Text tool
Sort Symbols in Text runs as plain JavaScript in your browser tab, with no server behind it. Collect every symbol in text and sort them. Whatever you put in stays on your device from start to finish.
The tool is part of EditSafely's Text Tools section, 211 single-purpose utilities built around the same idea: open the page, get the result, keep your data to yourself.
You can shape the output with 3 settings, including Descending order, Remove duplicates and Separate with, and the result refreshes the moment you change one. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
That local-first design has practical benefits beyond privacy. The tool keeps working on a flaky connection once the page has loaded, results are instant because nothing round-trips to a server, and it is safe to use with confidential material.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sort Symbols in Text free to use?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Is it safe to paste sensitive or confidential data?
Everything happens locally. Your browser downloads the tool's code once, then does all the processing itself; nothing you enter is transmitted, stored or logged. You can even go offline after the page loads and it will still work.
How much text can I process at once?
There is no fixed limit. Because the work happens on your own device rather than on a shared server, the practical ceiling is your machine's memory, which comfortably handles inputs far larger than typical online tools allow.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The tool works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. There is no account to create, no extension to add and no software to install.
How do I use the result?
The output panel has a one-click copy button, and you can keep refining the input while you work; the result updates in place as you type.