Sort Symbols in Text
Extract, ignore, or organize special characters and punctuation from your text.
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Extraction Rules
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Why Extract Symbols?
The Sort Symbols in Text tool acts as a filter for your content, stripping away the noise of words and sentences to reveal the structural skeleton: the symbols. Whether you are debugging code, analyzing writing style, or simply cleaning data, this tool isolates every dot, dash, bracket, and special character for you.
Features
Ignore Text
Automatically discards all letters (a-z) and whitespace, leaving only special characters.
Unique Filter
Condense thousands of repeated symbols into a single, clean list of unique characters.
Number Control
Decide if digits (0-9) count as symbols or text. Toggle them on or off instantly.
Instant & Live
See results update in real-time as you type or change settings.
Stats Display
Track the total number of symbols vs. the count of unique symbols found.
Private & Secure
100% Client-side processing. Your data never leaves your browser.
Common Use Cases
Code Analysis
Find all operators and special syntax used in a script to debug or understand complexity.
Data Cleaning
Identify unexpected special characters in a database dump that might break your parser.
Security Audits
Verify if a password or string contains enough variety of special characters.
Example: Cleaning a String
Notice how letters and numbers are removed, leaving only unique punctuation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this tool consider a 'symbol'?
By default, any character that is NOT a letter (A-Z) or whitespace is treated as a symbol. This includes punctuation (!, ?, .), brackets ([], {}), currency signs ($, €), and math operators (+, -).
Can I include numbers in the sort?
Yes! Toggle the 'Include Numbers' option to treat digits (0-9) as symbols. Otherwise, they are filtered out along with the letters.
How does 'Unique Only' work?
When 'Unique Only' is enabled, the tool removes all duplicates. If you have fifty exclamation marks in your text, the result will show just one '!'.
Can I shuffle the symbols?
Yes, we now support Random Sorting (Shuffle) as well as Reverse Order, in addition to the standard code-point sorting.
What is this tool used for?
It's used for code analysis (finding all unique operators), data cleaning (spotting illegal characters), password complexity checks, or stylometric analysis (counting punctuation usage).
Is emojis supported?
Yes! Emojis are considered non-alphanumeric and will be preserved and sorted by the tool.
Can I upload a code file?
Absolutely. You can upload .js, .py, .json, or .txt files to instantly extract symbols from your codebase.
Is my data secure?
Yes. All processing is done locally in your browser using JavaScript. No text is ever sent to a server.
How are symbols sorted by default?
By default, they are sorted by their Unicode code point value (e.g., ASCII order for standard punctuation).
Can I change the output format?
Yes, you can choose to separate the extracted symbols with spaces, commas, new lines, or have them all joined together.