The actual (alt+X) codes didn't work, so I went into Symbols (using MS Word), used the Unicode (211A) to find squareRoot, and then added a shortcut to the symbol for easy access.

3 There are several ways you can insert the square root symbol in Microsoft Word. And using the insert equation option is just one of them. To insert the square root symbol in word, just follow …

How can we type mathematical symbols like square-root, omega, integration, differentiation etc in gmail

Sorry if my question is too noobish, but I can't get the square root symbol in my desktop pc using ALT + 251. When I type that key combination, it gives me ¹ instead. I have searched the …

How to type square root symbol in textarea in html ? I don't want character mapping method in XP. May be by typing ASCII code or something can I get that symbol ?

I get the symbol "¹" on my end from Alt + 251. The symbol you have there is a square root instead of a checkmark. That's probably okay for many people though.

I have a laptop (Windows 10) with no numpad, so cannot use alt codes to type special characters. I purchased a bluetooth numpad, but it does not seem to work either. How do I make this work?

For instance, in C10 we see a “square root” symbol. Something similar happens in B6 and C5. Here's the xlsx and the csv files. Question: how can I change the format of these letters in …

@Moab Strictly speaking, that's a square root sign; U+2713 is a different character. (Also, in locales that aren't US English, the top 128 ASCII codes can be different.

Try ^(superscript) space, then the letter that will have the superscript. Typing ^2 X gives: EDIT: How to get rid of the square? Click on the square to select it and type a space.