# "firstCharacter" & "all" endpoints use different sorting logic

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/firstcharacter-all-endpoints-use-different-sorting-logic/936540>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, plex-web\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/firstcharacter-all-endpoints-use-different-sorting-logic/936540 "2026-02-20T10:40:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![pl1624](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@pl1624](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl1624)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/firstcharacter-all-endpoints-use-different-sorting-logic/936540/1 "2026-02-20T10:40:42Z")

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Server Version#: 1.43.0.10492  
Player Version#: N/A

 ![Screenshot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/6/f/a6ffb34fed9262e907e4ef522c82ab741b7afa8a.jpeg)

Seems to happen to most non-latin characters, not just special characters, but the screenshot demonstrates the issue clearly. This likely affects all clients, not just web.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/firstcharacter-all-endpoints-use-different-sorting-logic/936540/2 "2026-05-21T10:41:19Z")

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