This template allows a cell in a sortable table to be sorted by an invisible rank number even if the cell contains a mix of numeric and alphabetic characters (e.g., 1,609.344 m).

The complete syntax of this template is:

{{sbr|rank|align=|test=}}

where,

  • rank is an integer rank number from 0 to 9999
  • align= is the optional cell alignment:
    • align=left aligns the cell contents to the left
    • align=center aligns the cell contents to the center
    • align=right aligns the cell contents to the right (default)
    • align=justify aligns the cell contents justified
  • test= is the optional test variable
    • test=true makes the rank prefix visible
    • test=false makes the rank prefix invisible (default)

The following sortable table illustrates how this template may be used.

conventional Wikitext conv sort sbr Wikitext sbr sort
|align=right|35,020 km<sup>2</sup> 35,020 km2 {{sbr|7}}35,020 km<sup>2</sup> 35,020 km2
|align=right|345,733 km<sup>2</sup> 345,733 km2 {{sbr|3}}345,733 km<sup>2</sup> 345,733 km2
|align=right|1,236,802 km<sup>2</sup> 1,236,802 km2 {{sbr|1}}1,236,802 km<sup>2</sup> 1,236,802 km2
|align=right|880,501 km<sup>2</sup> 880,501 km2 {{sbr|2}}880,501 km<sup>2</sup> 880,501 km2
|align=right|75,540 km<sup>2</sup> 75,540 km2 {{sbr|5}}75,540 km<sup>2</sup> 75,540 km2
|align=right|125,080 km<sup>2</sup> 125,080 km2 {{sbr|4}}125,080 km<sup>2</sup> 125,080 km2
|align=right|9,254 km<sup>2</sup> 9,254 km2 {{sbr|8}}9,254 km<sup>2</sup> 9,254 km2
|align=right|51,725 km<sup>2</sup> 51,725 km2 {{sbr|6}}51,725 km<sup>2</sup> 51,725 km2