Template:Sort/doc

This template is for manually adjusting sorting order in sortable tables by specified sortkeys.

The first parameter is the sortkey; the second parameter is the wikitext of what has to be displayed. By default, this is the sortkey with link brackets: A table using this template should use it in all rows.
 * Usage:

This template works by placing a hidden sortkey before the visible text. The hiding of the sortkey is achieved through CSS: hidden text. The CSS class allows custom sort scripts to parse and get the sort key, and remove it from the DOM if needed (for some accessibility tools).

Example

 * The Brothers Karamazov

Note: You should always have the same number of characters in the sortkeys for a given table if you intend to sort them by numeric values (some other templates are formating the numeric sort key as needed). E.g., if the wikitable will be sorting the numbers 56 (foo), 94 (bar), and 103 (baz), then your templates within that wikitable should be:

foo bar baz

If you simply code as the second parameter an indicator that two items are equally ranked, e.g. "4=", the template interpreter will treat this as an additional parameter (i.e. parameter 4, which it will then not use). You must explicitly code this as parameter 2: