Interleave Lists

Alternate entries from two lists with explicit handling for unequal lengths.

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How to use

Choose which list contributes the first item. When one list runs out, either append remaining entries from the longer list or stop and drop leftovers.

Example

Input
A1 A2 A3
Output
A1 B1 A2 B2 A3

Limitations

This page interleaves two line-based lists. Blank lines are ignored unless explicitly included.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to a longer list?

Append leftovers keeps its remaining items in order; Drop leftovers stops after complete pairs.

Are entries sorted?

No. Relative order within each source list is preserved.