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Sort answer tables

When a chat answer contains a table, you can sort its rows by any column. Sorting happens in your browser and changes only what you see: the answer text, conversation memory and exports stay the same, and nothing is sent to the model or a database.

A chat answer with a table of open orders by region for the demo bakery, sorted by Revenue from high to low: South $61,020.00, North $48,300.00, East $39,150.00 and West $15,880.00. Revenue shows a down arrow; the other headers show a two-way arrow.

Sort a table

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  1. Click a column header, or move to it with Tab and press Enter or Space. The rows sort from low to high and the header shows ↑.
  2. Click the same header again to sort from high to low. The header shows ↓.
  3. Click another header to sort by that column instead.

Headers you can sort show ↕ until you use them. Until you click a header, the rows keep the order the answer gave them.

Screen readers announce each header as a button, for example Sort by Revenue, ascending, and the sorted column reports its direction.

Where it works

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  • The app chat: the canvas chat and the chat on a chatflow.
  • Shared links and the embedded chat widget: once the answer has finished, so the table does not move while it is still being written. Each answer keeps its own sort. On a narrow screen, a wide table scrolls sideways.

A table can be sorted when it has one header row and every row has the same number of cells, with no merged cells. Other tables show as written. A header that is empty, or that holds a link or a button, is not sortable.

How values sort

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The same order rules apply in the app and in the widget:

Column holds Sorted as
Numbers, such as 1,240, $48,300.00, USD 15, 2.5% or (120) Numbers. A value in parentheses counts as negative.
Dates written one way only, such as 2026-09-28, 12 Mar 2026 or Mar 12, 2026 Dates. A date such as 03/04/2026 can be read two ways, so it sorts as text.
Risk labels, such as Low risk or High risk, under a header with the word risk Level, from No risk up to Critical risk.
IDs and codes, under a header such as Order ID, Code, SKU, ZIP or Postal code Text, even when the values look like numbers.
Anything else Text, ignoring case, with numbers inside the text in order (Item 2 before Item 10).

A column sorts as numbers, dates or risk levels only when every filled-in value in it fits. Empty cells and values such as n/a, unknown, none or - always stay at the bottom, in both directions. Rows with equal values keep their original order.

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