JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<ul id="test">
<li id="4112">blub</li>
<li id="1422">blaaah</li>
<li id="6640">hmmmm</li>
<li id="2221">one more</li>
</ul>
JavaScript
$(function(){
var elems = $('#test').children('li').remove();
elems.sort(function(a,b){
return parseInt(a.id) > parseInt(b.id);
});
$('#test').append(elems);
});