diff --git a/javascripts/projectsService.js b/javascripts/projectsService.js
index 41e43cdce35..99ff183c4f0 100644
--- a/javascripts/projectsService.js
+++ b/javascripts/projectsService.js
@@ -275,7 +275,17 @@ define(['underscore', 'tag-builder', 'project-ordering'], (
     };
 
     this.getLabels = function () {
-      return _.sortBy(labelsMap, (entry) => entry.name.toLowerCase());
+      projectLabelsArray = _.sortBy(labelsMap, (entry) =>
+        entry.name.toLowerCase()
+      );
+
+      // iterate through the array and push words starting with non-letters (symbols or numbers) to the end of the array.
+      projectLabelsArray.forEach((label, index) => {
+        if (!label.name[0].match(/[a-zA-Z]/i)) {
+          projectLabelsArray.push(projectLabelsArray.splice(index, 1, 0).pop());
+        }
+      });
+      return projectLabelsArray;
     };
 
     this.getPopularTags = function (popularTagCount) {