diff --git a/packages/shared-integration/src/sort-rules.ts b/packages/shared-integration/src/sort-rules.ts
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+import type { UnoGenerator } from '@unocss/core'
+import { notNull } from '@unocss/core'
+
+export async function sortRules(rules: string[], uno: UnoGenerator) {
+  const unknown: string[] = []
+
+  // enable details for variant handlers
+  uno.config.details = true
+
+  const result = await Promise.all(rules
+    .map(async (i) => {
+      const token = await uno.parseToken(i)
+      if (token == null) {
+        unknown.push(i)
+        return undefined
+      }
+      const variantRank = (token[0][5]?.variantHandlers?.length || 0) * 1000
+      const order = token[0][0] + variantRank
+      return [order, i] as const
+    }))
+
+  const sorted = result
+    .filter(notNull)
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      let result = a[0] - b[0]
+      if (result === 0)
+        result = a[1].localeCompare(b[1])
+      return result
+    })
+    .map(i => i[1])
+
+  return {
+    sorted,
+    unknown,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/sort-rules.test.ts b/test/sort-rules.test.ts
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+import { createGenerator } from '@unocss/core'
+import presetUno from '@unocss/preset-uno'
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { sortRules } from '../packages/shared-integration/src/sort-rules'
+
+describe('sort rules', () => {
+  const uno = createGenerator({
+    presets: [
+      presetUno(),
+    ],
+  })
+
+  async function sort(tokens: string) {
+    const result = await sortRules(tokens.split(' '), uno)
+    return [...result.sorted, ...result.unknown].join(' ')
+  }
+  test('basic', async () => {
+    expect(await sort('pt-2 p-4 foo'))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot('"p-4 pt-2 foo"')
+    expect(await sort('hover:focus:p1 hover:mt1 hover:m2 pt-2 p-4'))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot('"p-4 pt-2 hover:m2 hover:mt1 hover:focus:p1"')
+    expect(await sort('hover:opacity-75 opacity-50 hover:scale-150 scale-125'))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot('"scale-125 opacity-50 hover:scale-150 hover:opacity-75"')
+    expect(await sort('lg:grid-cols-4 grid sm:grid-cols-3 grid-cols-2'))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot('"grid grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 sm:grid-cols-3"')
+  })
+})