This template repositions sortable's sorting arrows under the column header's text in the same cell. It's used to narrow a table that has sorting headers wider than their data.

Add {{sort under}} above a sortable table and add one of the following classes to the table start wikitext.

Table classes.
Class Summary
sort-under Repositions sort arrows to the bottom right. Short class. Consensus right.
sort-under-right Repositions sort arrows to the bottom right.
sort-under-center Repositions sort arrows to the bottom center.

Reposition sort arrows under and align right (short class)

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Wikitext:

{{Sort under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Header
! colspan="2" | Header group
|-
! Header 2
! class="unsortable" | Header 3
|-
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 4 || 5 || 6
|}

Produces:

Header Header group
Header 2 Header 3
1 2 3
4 5 6

Reposition sort arrows under and align right

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Wikitext:

{{Sort under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under-right"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Header
! colspan="2" | Header group
|-
! Header 2
! class="unsortable" | Header 3
|-
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 4 || 5 || 6
|}

Produces:

Header Header group
Header 2 Header 3
1 2 3
4 5 6

Reposition sort arrows under and align center

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Wikitext:

{{Sort under}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under-center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Header
! colspan="2" | Header group
|-
! Header 2
! class="unsortable" | Header 3
|-
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 4 || 5 || 6
|}

Produces:

Header Header group
Header 2 Header 3
1 2 3
4 5 6

Default position not using this template

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Wikitext:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Header
! colspan="2" | Header group
|-
! Header 2
! class="unsortable" | Header 3
|-
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 4 || 5 || 6
|}

Produces:

Header Header group
Header 2 Header 3
1 2 3
4 5 6

See also

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  • {{Vertical header}} – Alternative to rotate column headers vertically with sorting arrows at the top.