Steps for shortcuts if you switch between systems

If you forget the shortcut or need other mathematical radicals (like a cube root), the macOS Character Viewer is your best resource. Place your cursor where you want the symbol. Press Command + Control + Space. Type "square root" into the search bar at the top. Click the √ symbol to insert it into your document. Using the Symbols Menu in Specialized Apps

Leo was a perfectionist, and his latest architecture report was a mess of "sqrt(x)" and "the square root of." It looked clunky, amateur, and—worst of all—it ruined the symmetry of his page. He stared at his MacBook, fingers hovering. There had to be a way to make it look like a real equation. He didn’t want to go hunting through "Insert Special Character" menus; he wanted speed. He tried a few random guesses.

After scouring the internet, I discovered that the square root keyboard shortcut on Mac is indeed a simple and useful one. To insert the square root symbol on a Mac, you can use the following keyboard shortcut:

√Thanks, Dad.