JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by skyrim

HTML

<ul class="list"> 
<li id="alpha">32</li> 
<li id="beta">170</li> 
<li id="delta">28</li> 
</ul>

JavaScript

var sortFunction = function(a, b) {
    return (+($(b).text())) - (+($(a).text()));
}
var lis = $('ul.list li');
lis = Array.prototype.sort.call(lis, sortFunction);

for (var i = 0; i < lis.length; i++) {
    $('ul.list').append(lis[i]);
}