# Directives: sorttitle
This directive defines the sorting title of the song.
The main purpose of the sorttitle
metadata is to provide a sort order
for song titles in the Table of Contents (ToC).
If no sorttitle
is specified, the ToC will use the value of
title
. So it is not necessary to specify sorttitle
if title
would already be sorted correctly.
Examples:
{title: The Last Farwell}
{sorttitle: Last Farwell, The}
{meta: sorttitle Last Farwell, The}
If a song has multiple titles, there must
be a sorttitle
for each title
, and in the same order.
See also title, Table of Contents, and meta.