MySQL 'Order By' - sorting alphanumeric correctly

Question

I want to sort the following data items in the order they are presented below (numbers 1-12):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

However, my query - using

Answer 1

This works for type of data: Data1, Data2, Data3 ......,Data21. Means "Data" String is common in all rows.

For ORDER BY ASC it will sort perfectly, For ORDER BY DESC not suitable.

SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY LENGTH(column_name), column_name ASC;