diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be5195f1e6..cc454aac40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ You can change the criteria for being considered the `best` by using `-S` (`--fo
  - `quality`: The quality of the format. This is a metadata field available in some websites
  - `source`: Preference of the source as given by the extractor
  - `proto`: Protocol used for download (`https`/`ftps` > `http`/`ftp` > `m3u8-native` > `m3u8` > `http-dash-segments` > other > `mms`/`rtsp` > unknown > `f4f`/`f4m`)
- - `vcodec`: Video Codec (`av01` > `vp9` > `h265` > `h264` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` > other > unknown)
+ - `vcodec`: Video Codec (`av01` > `vp9.2` > `vp9` > `h265` > `h264` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` > other > unknown)
  - `acodec`: Audio Codec (`opus` > `vorbis` > `aac` > `mp4a` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts` > other > unknown)
  - `codec`: Equivalent to `vcodec,acodec`
  - `vext`: Video Extension (`mp4` > `webm` > `flv` > other > unknown). If `--prefer-free-formats` is used, `webm` is prefered.
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ You can change the criteria for being considered the `best` by using `-S` (`--fo
  - `br`: Equivalent to using `tbr,vbr,abr`
  - `asr`: Audio sample rate in Hz
 
-Note that any other **numerical** field made available by the extractor can also be used. All fields, unless specified otherwise, are sorted in decending order. To reverse this, prefix the field with a `+`. Eg: `+res` prefers format with the smallest resolution. Additionally, you can suffix a prefered value for the fields, seperated by a `:`. Eg: `res:720` prefers larger videos, but no larger than 720p and the smallest video if there are no videos less than 720p. For `codec` and `ext`, you can provide two prefered values, the first for video and the second for audio. Eg: `+codec:avc:m4a` (equivalent to `+vcodec:avc,+acodec:m4a`) sets the video codec preference to `h264` > `h265` > `vp9` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` and audio codec preference to `mp4a` > `aac` > `vorbis` > `opus` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts`. You can also make the sorting prefer the nearest values to the provided by using `~` as the delimiter. Eg: `filesize~1G` prefers the format with filesize closest to 1 GiB.
+Note that any other **numerical** field made available by the extractor can also be used. All fields, unless specified otherwise, are sorted in decending order. To reverse this, prefix the field with a `+`. Eg: `+res` prefers format with the smallest resolution. Additionally, you can suffix a prefered value for the fields, seperated by a `:`. Eg: `res:720` prefers larger videos, but no larger than 720p and the smallest video if there are no videos less than 720p. For `codec` and `ext`, you can provide two prefered values, the first for video and the second for audio. Eg: `+codec:avc:m4a` (equivalent to `+vcodec:avc,+acodec:m4a`) sets the video codec preference to `h264` > `h265` > `vp9` > `vp9.2` > `av01` > `vp8` > `h263` > `theora` and audio codec preference to `mp4a` > `aac` > `vorbis` > `opus` > `mp3` > `ac3` > `dts`. You can also make the sorting prefer the nearest values to the provided by using `~` as the delimiter. Eg: `filesize~1G` prefers the format with filesize closest to 1 GiB.
 
 The fields `hasvid`, `ie_pref`, `lang`, `quality` are always given highest priority in sorting, irrespective of the user-defined order. This behaviour can be changed by using `--force-format-sort`. Apart from these, the default order used is: `res,fps,codec:vp9,size,br,asr,proto,ext,hasaud,source,id`. Note that the extractors may override this default order, but they cannot override the user-provided order.
 
diff --git a/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
index 371c349299..072ae5b812 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/extractor/common.py
@@ -1367,12 +1367,12 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         regex = r' *((?P<reverse>\+)?(?P<field>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)((?P<seperator>[~:])(?P<limit>.*?))?)? *$'
 
         default = ('hidden', 'hasvid', 'ie_pref', 'lang', 'quality',
-                   'res', 'fps', 'codec:vp9', 'size', 'br', 'asr',
+                   'res', 'fps', 'codec:vp9.2', 'size', 'br', 'asr',
                    'proto', 'ext', 'has_audio', 'source', 'format_id')  # These must not be aliases
 
         settings = {
             'vcodec': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True,
-                       'order': ['av0?1', 'vp9', '(h265|he?vc?)', '(h264|avc)', 'vp8', '(mp4v|h263)', 'theora', '', None, 'none']},
+                       'order': ['av0?1', 'vp0?9.2', 'vp0?9', '[hx]265|he?vc?', '[hx]264|avc', 'vp0?8', 'mp4v|h263', 'theora', '', None, 'none']},
             'acodec': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True,
                        'order': ['opus', 'vorbis', 'aac', 'mp?4a?', 'mp3', 'e?a?c-?3', 'dts', '', None, 'none']},
             'proto': {'type': 'ordered', 'regex': True, 'field': 'protocol',