diff --git a/sites/art/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/art/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/art/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/art/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/poetry/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/poetry/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/poetry/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/poetry/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/puzzles/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/puzzles/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/puzzles/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/puzzles/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/reflections/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/reflections/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/reflections/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/reflections/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/research/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/research/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/research/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/research/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/reviews/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/reviews/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/reviews/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/reviews/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {
diff --git a/sites/vibes/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs b/sites/vibes/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
index b4049be..a8afdbd 100644
--- a/sites/vibes/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
+++ b/sites/vibes/src/remark/semantic-blocks.mjs
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function plainText(value) {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function sortText(value) {
+  return plainText(value)
+    .normalize("NFKD")
+    .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "")
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
 function inlineMarkup(value) {
   return escapeHtml(value ?? "")
     .replace(/&lt;br\s*\/?&gt;/gi, "<br>")
@@ -214,8 +223,7 @@ function displayValue(value) {
 function renderCell(row, column, options) {
   const raw = row[column] ?? "";
   const display = displayValue(raw);
-  const text = plainText(display);
-  const sortValue = attribute(text.toLowerCase());
+  const sortValue = attribute(sortText(display));
   const cellAttrs = `data-column="${attribute(column)}" data-sort-value="${sortValue}"`;
 
   if (column === options.linkColumn && row[options.urlField]) {