diff --git a/components/SortLinkDropdown.tsx b/components/SortLinkDropdown.tsx
index a047abf..145355f 100644
--- a/components/SortLinkDropdown.tsx
+++ b/components/SortLinkDropdown.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React, { ChangeEvent } from "react";
 import ClickAwayHandler from "./ClickAwayHandler";
 import RadioButton from "./RadioButton";
+import { Sort } from "@/types/global";
 
 type Props = {
-  handleSortChange: (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
-  sortBy: string;
+  handleSortChange: (e: Sort) => void;
+  sortBy: Sort;
   toggleSortDropdown: Function;
 };
 
@@ -25,38 +26,38 @@ export default function SortLinkDropdown({
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
         <RadioButton
           label="Name (A-Z)"
-          state={sortBy === "Name (A-Z)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.NameAZ}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.NameAZ)}
         />
 
         <RadioButton
           label="Name (Z-A)"
-          state={sortBy === "Name (Z-A)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.NameZA}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.NameZA)}
         />
 
         <RadioButton
           label="Title (A-Z)"
-          state={sortBy === "Title (A-Z)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.TitleAZ}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.TitleAZ)}
         />
 
         <RadioButton
           label="Title (Z-A)"
-          state={sortBy === "Title (Z-A)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.TitleZA}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.TitleZA)}
         />
 
         <RadioButton
           label="Date (Newest First)"
-          state={sortBy === "Date (Newest First)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.DateNewestFirst}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.DateNewestFirst)}
         />
 
         <RadioButton
           label="Date (Oldest First)"
-          state={sortBy === "Date (Oldest First)"}
-          onClick={handleSortChange}
+          state={sortBy === Sort.DateOldestFirst}
+          onClick={() => handleSortChange(Sort.DateOldestFirst)}
         />
       </div>
     </ClickAwayHandler>
diff --git a/pages/collections/[id].tsx b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
index 40b606c..288f605 100644
--- a/pages/collections/[id].tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Dropdown from "@/components/Dropdown";
 import LinkCard from "@/components/LinkCard";
 import useCollectionStore from "@/store/collections";
 import useLinkStore from "@/store/links";
-import { CollectionIncludingMembers } from "@/types/global";
+import { CollectionIncludingMembers, Sort } from "@/types/global";
 import {
   faEllipsis,
   faFolder,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
-import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import MainLayout from "@/layouts/MainLayout";
 import { useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 import ProfilePhoto from "@/components/ProfilePhoto";
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ export default function Index() {
 
   const [expandDropdown, setExpandDropdown] = useState(false);
   const [sortDropdown, setSortDropdown] = useState(false);
-  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState("Name (A-Z)");
+  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState<Sort>(Sort.NameAZ);
 
   const [activeCollection, setActiveCollection] =
     useState<CollectionIncludingMembers>();
 
   const [sortedLinks, setSortedLinks] = useState(links);
 
-  const handleSortChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setSortBy(event.target.value);
+  const handleSortChange = (e: Sort) => {
+    setSortBy(e);
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ export default function Index() {
       ...links.filter((e) => e.collection.id === Number(router.query.id)),
     ];
 
-    if (sortBy === "Name (A-Z)")
+    if (sortBy === Sort.NameAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (A-Z)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Name (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.NameZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.title.localeCompare(a.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Newest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateNewestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function Index() {
             new Date(a.createdAt as string).getTime()
         )
       );
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Oldest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateOldestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
diff --git a/pages/links.tsx b/pages/links.tsx
index d308dbc..992184a 100644
--- a/pages/links.tsx
+++ b/pages/links.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import LinkCard from "@/components/LinkCard";
 import SortLinkDropdown from "@/components/SortLinkDropdown";
 import MainLayout from "@/layouts/MainLayout";
 import useLinkStore from "@/store/links";
+import { Sort } from "@/types/global";
 import { faLink, faSort } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
@@ -10,25 +11,25 @@ export default function Links() {
   const { links } = useLinkStore();
 
   const [sortDropdown, setSortDropdown] = useState(false);
-  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState("Name (A-Z)");
+  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState<Sort>(Sort.NameAZ);
   const [sortedLinks, setSortedLinks] = useState(links);
 
-  const handleSortChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setSortBy(event.target.value);
+  const handleSortChange = (e: Sort) => {
+    setSortBy(e);
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const linksArray = [...links];
 
-    if (sortBy === "Name (A-Z)")
+    if (sortBy === Sort.NameAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (A-Z)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Name (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.NameZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.title.localeCompare(a.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Newest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateNewestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export default function Links() {
             new Date(a.createdAt as string).getTime()
         )
       );
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Oldest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateOldestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
diff --git a/pages/search/[query].tsx b/pages/search/[query].tsx
index fff55cc..fce1a47 100644
--- a/pages/search/[query].tsx
+++ b/pages/search/[query].tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import LinkCard from "@/components/LinkCard";
 import SortLinkDropdown from "@/components/SortLinkDropdown";
 import MainLayout from "@/layouts/MainLayout";
 import useLinkStore from "@/store/links";
+import { Sort } from "@/types/global";
 import { faFilter, faSearch, faSort } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ export default function Links() {
 
   const [filterDropdown, setFilterDropdown] = useState(false);
   const [sortDropdown, setSortDropdown] = useState(false);
-  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState("Name (A-Z)");
+  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState<Sort>(Sort.NameAZ);
   const [sortedLinks, setSortedLinks] = useState(links);
 
-  const handleSortChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setSortBy(event.target.value);
+  const handleSortChange = (e: Sort) => {
+    setSortBy(e);
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -61,15 +62,15 @@ export default function Links() {
       }),
     ];
 
-    if (sortBy === "Name (A-Z)")
+    if (sortBy === Sort.NameAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (A-Z)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Name (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.NameZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.title.localeCompare(a.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Newest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateNewestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export default function Links() {
             new Date(a.createdAt as string).getTime()
         )
       );
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Oldest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateOldestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
diff --git a/pages/tags/[id].tsx b/pages/tags/[id].tsx
index 4510401..190876c 100644
--- a/pages/tags/[id].tsx
+++ b/pages/tags/[id].tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import MainLayout from "@/layouts/MainLayout";
 import { Tag } from "@prisma/client";
 import useTagStore from "@/store/tags";
 import SortLinkDropdown from "@/components/SortLinkDropdown";
+import { Sort } from "@/types/global";
 
 export default function Index() {
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -16,14 +17,14 @@ export default function Index() {
   const { tags } = useTagStore();
 
   const [sortDropdown, setSortDropdown] = useState(false);
-  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState("Name (A-Z)");
+  const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState<Sort>(Sort.NameAZ);
 
   const [activeTag, setActiveTag] = useState<Tag>();
 
   const [sortedLinks, setSortedLinks] = useState(links);
 
-  const handleSortChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setSortBy(event.target.value);
+  const handleSortChange = (e: Sort) => {
+    setSortBy(e);
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -37,15 +38,15 @@ export default function Index() {
       ),
     ];
 
-    if (sortBy === "Name (A-Z)")
+    if (sortBy === Sort.NameAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (A-Z)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleAZ)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Name (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.NameZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Title (Z-A)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.TitleZA)
       setSortedLinks(linksArray.sort((a, b) => b.title.localeCompare(a.title)));
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Newest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateNewestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export default function Index() {
             new Date(a.createdAt as string).getTime()
         )
       );
-    else if (sortBy === "Date (Oldest First)")
+    else if (sortBy === Sort.DateOldestFirst)
       setSortedLinks(
         linksArray.sort(
           (a, b) =>
diff --git a/types/global.ts b/types/global.ts
index a73c8a4..8e73d47 100644
--- a/types/global.ts
+++ b/types/global.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,12 @@ export interface PublicCollectionIncludingLinks
   ownerName?: string;
   links: Link[];
 }
+
+export enum Sort {
+  NameAZ,
+  NameZA,
+  TitleAZ,
+  TitleZA,
+  DateNewestFirst,
+  DateOldestFirst,
+}