JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

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

JavaScript

$(".list li").sort(function(a, b) {
     return parseInt($(b).text(), 10) - parseInt($(a).text(), 10);    
}).appendTo('.list');