How to insert square root symbol (√ ) in Word

Insert Square root symbol in Microsoft Office Word Using Keyboard Shortcut

Name:Square root
Symbol:√
Alt Code:221A
Shortcut (windows):221A, Alt+X
Shortcut (Mac):Option+V

Alt code

To type the square root symbol in Word,

1. first type 221A, 
2. then press Alt+X to convert the code into the symbol. On Mac, press Option+V on the keyboard.

Numeric Keypad

To insert this symbol (using the Alt code), follow these three simple steps:

1. Place the insertion pointer at where you want to insert the symbol.
2. Hold down the Alt key and type 251 on the numeric keypad
3. and release the Alt key.

Using insert Equation

Microsoft Word has made typing Math symbols so easy with its insert Equation feature.

With this option, you can effortlessly insert almost any mathematical symbol into your word document.

Below are the steps to help you out:

1. Place the insertion pointer where you want to insert the square root symbol.
2. Press Alt+= on your keyboard to show the Equation Field.
3. In this field, type \sqrt and press the spacebar.
4. As soon as you press the space bar after typing \sqrt, word will insert the square root symbol into your Word document.

Copy and paste the Square root symbol

The copy and paste option can be the easiest option to insert this symbol into MS Word.

Irrespective of the software you are working with, you can always copy and paste any symbol into your work.

Below is the Square root symbol if you want to copy and paste it into your work:

√

Using Insert Symbol Dialog

This method and the next doesn’t involve using the keyboard. Therefore, it can only be used in Microsoft Office applications that have the insert symbol function such as Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Below are the steps to insert the square root symbol using the Insert Symbol dialog.

1. On the Insert tab, click the Symbol button and Click More Symbols…
2. The Symbols dialog box will appear. It’s now the time to look for the symbol you want to insert (the Square root symbol).
3. Locate the Symbol
1. In the gallery of symbols, look for the square root symbol by scrolling up or down using the scroll bar.
2. If you cannot find the symbol, at the bottom right area of the dialog, select Unicode (hex) in the from drop-down. Again, at the top right area of the dialog, select Mathematical Operators in the Subset drop-down.
3. This way, only the Mathematical Operators including the Square root symbol will show in the visible area of the Symbols dialog.
4. After inserting, close the Symbol dialog box.

This is how you may insert the Square root symbol into Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access using the insert symbol dialog.

Using AutoCorrect

Another way to obtain the Square root symbol is through the use of AutoCorrect feature.

It is a facility designed for correcting spelling mistakes. For example, if you type thsi Word will correct it to this.

Using this feature, you can assign an AutoCorrect text to the Square root symbol (such as SQRT).

This way, whenever you type the text SQRT, Word will think that you actually wanted to type the square root symbol (√) and will convert it for you automatically.

This approach is particularly useful when you need to frequently insert the symbol into your work.

Without further ado, below are the steps you can use to assign AutoCorrect text to symbols.

1. On the Insert tab, click the Symbol button and choose More Symbols…
2. The Symbol dialog appears.
1. Locate the Square root symbol, then click to select it.
2. Click on the AutoCorrect… button to display the AutoCorrect dialog.
3. In the AutoCorrect dialog box, enter the following:
1. Replace: SQRT (or any text you want to assign to the symbol.
2. With: √
3. Click Add, then click OK.
4. Word will automatically insert the Square root symbol into your document whenever you type SQRT.

Below are some few things to note though when you are using the AutoCorrect approach.

1. AutoCorrect is case sensitive. Meaning if you type sqrt (in lowercase), Word will not convert it into the Square root symbol unless you type SQRT (in uppercase).
2. If there is any text before or after the AutoCorrect text, Word will consider the AutoCorrect text as part of the text and hence will not convert. For example, XSQRT will not get converted, but X SQRT will get converted to X √.

Using Eq (Equation) field codes

Radical: \r(,)

Draws a radical or square root using one or two elements.

Example:

{ EQ \r(3,x) }

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Reference:
http://docs.microsoft.com/

http://support.office.com/

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