Square Root symbol
Type :sqrt: · Math
What √ is for
The radical sign. On its own it covers only the character that follows, so anything longer needs a bar over the whole expression, which plain text cannot draw. For anything past a single term, parentheses are the honest option.
How to type √
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:sqrt: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + V
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 221A then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sqrt: :square_root: On the web
HTML √
Unicode U+221A
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:pm: × :times: ÷ :divide: ≈ :approx: ≠ :neq: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: ∞ :inf: ∑ :sum: ∏ :product_pi: ∫ :integral: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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