Fourth Root

Part of Math Symbols

Fourth Root has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
∜
Unicode
U+221C

About this symbol

The fourth root sign adds a small 4 to the radical √: ∜16 is 2, because 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16. Unicode has the cube and fourth roots as single characters; other roots are written with a raised number in front of √.

Unicode facts

Official name
FOURTH ROOT
Type
Maths symbol
Unicode block
Mathematical Operators
Unicode group
Operators
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Related
؇ Arabic-Indic Fourth Root U+0607

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