Sorting with unicode and lucide in Bases

[AnxoSilva]

Steps to reproduce

Using Unicode or Lucide icons and try to sort them in bases, tested with stars and half stars

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes

Expected result

The sorting from Highest -> Lowest should start with 5 stars, pass then to 4 and a half stars and continue to 0 stars

Actual result

Unicode starts at 5 starts but the next one is 4 stars, then 4 stars and a half.

Lucide starts at 4 stars and a half, then 5 stars and continues with 3 stars and a half.

Its also worth mentioning that Unicode uses A → Z for highest to lowest while Luice uses Z → A for highest to lowest

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.9.10
Installer version: v1.9.10
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26100
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Additional information

I dont know if this could be called a bug since it seems to be sorting “correctly” but i wanted to post it anyways just in case, sorry if this is not the place

I created a reddit post yesterday with the problem and one user noted this:

unicode value for a half star (2BE9) is greater than the unicode value for a full star (2605). So the total unicode value of 5 full stars is less than 4 full stars and a half star.

Ill add screenshots showcasing the problem and differences:
Lucide sorts:

Unicode sorts

[WhiteNoise]

I don’t consider this a bug. Whatever formula you are using it’s outputting a string and we are using the string sort function to get the order. You can sort by rating. I don’t think there’s an easy solution for sorting by star.

[AnxoSilva]

Sorry for the wait I totally forgot I posted this, the formula was a very simple if else from 0-10 with direct quotation for the output so no fancy automatisms, I tought that would reduce the sorting problems to a minimum

I wouldn’t call it a bug but it’s not consistent, one A->Z is the opposite of the other, that’s weird and I think some people would get problems with that, I just wanted to make the post in case someone else have a similar problem