# Help sorting a list!

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [September 21, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066 "2018-09-21T18:03:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066/1 "2018-09-21T18:03:24Z")

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Hello community !  
I have an issue out here.  
I have this list in which items are saved under the form

-Name -Space -Number

And I want the numbers to get sorted in descending order.

I found this block but don’t know if it can be useful or how to use it : ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/d/ddeb368b6dca1168274a3d580ce625f036d888b3.png)

Thanks for your help !

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**Author:** ![mediazombie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mediazombie/32/18753_2.png) [@mediazombie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mediazombie)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066/2 "2018-09-22T02:11:50Z")

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Hi there @AcrobatEpee,

You can use that block in a similar way to what I have shown below. I sorted by alphabetic, but you’ll use the block as numeric. Just place it between your list using the ‘from {YOUR LIST NAME} set TextItems to’ and follow it with the block ‘from {YOUR LIST NAME} get TextItems’.

Cheers,  
Chris

 ![Sort%20List%20Items](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/5/15bb11a2246d901e65b1b2f5857ebe3a3101c140.png)

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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066/3 "2018-09-22T08:27:04Z")

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Hello, I’m coming back here because your method doesn’t really work for me.  
Let me explain :

Here is what my list is composed of ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/c/bcdaa51f3ce891a6f688d3857d7d09a2ca202139.png)

Note that here :  
name = a name so both numeric and alphabetic  
score = a score so only numeric

And I want to sort the list by the score variable. Can you please have a look and tell me how you think I could do this ?

Thanks @mediazombie !

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-sorting-a-list/48066/4 "2024-11-08T11:55:26Z")

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