diff --git a/kittens/choose_fonts/styles.go b/kittens/choose_fonts/styles.go
index da0edc009..8b5105e51 100644
--- a/kittens/choose_fonts/styles.go
+++ b/kittens/choose_fonts/styles.go
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"kitty/tools/utils"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 var _ = fmt.Print
 
 type style_group struct {
-	name     string
-	ordering int
-	styles   []string
+	name           string
+	ordering       int
+	styles         []string
+	style_sort_map map[string]string
 }
 
 type family_style_data struct {
@@ -22,50 +24,57 @@ type family_style_data struct {
 
 func styles_with_attribute_data(ans *family_style_data, items ...VariableData) {
 	groups := make(map[string]*style_group)
-	seen_map := make(map[string]*utils.Set[string])
-	get := func(key string, ordering int) (*style_group, *utils.Set[string]) {
+	seen_map := make(map[string]map[string]string)
+	get := func(key string, ordering int) *style_group {
 		sg := groups[key]
 		seen := seen_map[key]
 		if sg == nil {
 			ans.style_groups = append(ans.style_groups, style_group{name: key, ordering: ordering, styles: make([]string, 0)})
 			sg = &ans.style_groups[len(ans.style_groups)-1]
 			groups[key] = sg
-			seen = utils.NewSet[string]()
+			sg.style_sort_map = make(map[string]string)
+			seen = make(map[string]string)
 			seen_map[key] = seen
 		}
-		return sg, seen
+		return sg
+	}
+	has := func(n string, m map[string]string) bool {
+		_, found := m[n]
+		return found
 	}
 	for _, vd := range items {
 		for _, ax := range vd.Design_axes {
 			if ax.Name == "" {
 				continue
 			}
-			sg, seen := get(ax.Name, ax.Ordering)
+			sg := get(ax.Name, ax.Ordering)
 			for _, v := range ax.Values {
-				if v.Name != "" && !seen.Has(v.Name) {
-					seen.Add(v.Name)
+				if v.Name != "" && !has(v.Name, sg.style_sort_map) {
+					sort_key := fmt.Sprintf("%09d:%s", int(v.Value*10000), strings.ToLower(v.Name))
+					sg.style_sort_map[v.Name] = sort_key
 					sg.styles = append(sg.styles, v.Name)
 				}
 			}
+
 		}
 		for _, ma := range vd.Multi_axis_styles {
-			sg, seen := get("Styles", 0)
-			if ma.Name != "" && !seen.Has(ma.Name) {
-				seen.Add(ma.Name)
+			sg := get("Styles", 0)
+			if ma.Name != "" && !has(ma.Name, sg.style_sort_map) {
+				sg.style_sort_map[ma.Name] = strings.ToLower(ma.Name)
 				sg.styles = append(sg.styles, ma.Name)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	utils.StableSortWithKey(ans.style_groups, func(sg style_group) int { return sg.ordering })
+	ans.style_groups = utils.StableSortWithKey(ans.style_groups, func(sg style_group) int { return sg.ordering })
+	for _, sg := range ans.style_groups {
+		sg.styles = utils.StableSortWithKey(sg.styles, func(s string) string { return sg.style_sort_map[s] })
+	}
 
 }
 
 func styles_for_variable_data(vd VariableData) (ans *family_style_data) {
 	ans = &family_style_data{style_groups: make([]style_group, 0)}
 	styles_with_attribute_data(ans, vd)
-	for _, sg := range ans.style_groups {
-		slices.Sort(sg.styles)
-	}
 	return
 }