DataTables - columns.type natural
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/r/dt/dt-1.10.9/datatables.min.css">
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/r/dt/dt-1.10.9/datatables.min.js"></script>
<script src="//cdn.datatables.net/plug-ins/1.10.9/sorting/natural.js"></script>
<table id="example" class="display" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Code</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>10a</td>
<td>Joe</td>
<td>amet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10z</td>
<td>John</td>
<td>lorem</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10i</td>
<td>Edward</td>
<td>dolor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11h</td>
<td>Richard</td>
<td>sit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11a</td>
<td>Illinas</td>
<td>conor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7a</td>
<td>Oliver</td>
<td>donor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7f</td>
<td>Robin</td>
<td>salah</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function (){
var table = $('#example').DataTable({
columnDefs: [ { targets: 0, type: 'natural' } ]
});
});