diff --git a/ion/src/shared/events.cpp b/ion/src/shared/events.cpp
index a0e8246bd..0ce13fbdd 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/events.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/events.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static constexpr EventData s_dataForEvent[] = {
   TL(), TL(), U(),   U(),  U(),  U(),
   TL(), TL(), TL(), TL(), TL(), TL(),
   T("exp()"), T("ln()"),  T("log()"), T("i"), T(","),      T("^"),
-  T("sin()"), T("cos()"), T("tan()"), T("Pi"), T("sqrt()"), T("^2"),
+  T("sin()"), T("cos()"), T("tan()"), T("Pi"), T("v()"), T("^2"),
   T("7"), T("8"), T("9"), T("("), T(")"), U(),
   T("4"), T("5"), T("6"), T("*"), T("/"), U(),
   T("1"), T("2"), T("3"), T("+"), T("-"), U(),
diff --git a/poincare/Makefile b/poincare/Makefile
index aec11f95f..25aa347aa 100644
--- a/poincare/Makefile
+++ b/poincare/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ objs += $(addprefix poincare/src/,\
   power.o\
   product.o\
   sine.o\
+  square_root.o\
   subtraction.o\
   sum.o\
   symbol.o\
diff --git a/poincare/include/poincare.h b/poincare/include/poincare.h
index 387efde16..39eaa3586 100644
--- a/poincare/include/poincare.h
+++ b/poincare/include/poincare.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <poincare/power.h>
 #include <poincare/product.h>
 #include <poincare/sine.h>
+#include <poincare/square_root.h>
 #include <poincare/subtraction.h>
 #include <poincare/sum.h>
 #include <poincare/symbol.h>
diff --git a/poincare/include/poincare/expression.h b/poincare/include/poincare/expression.h
index 238fbabab..3d18919d9 100644
--- a/poincare/include/poincare/expression.h
+++ b/poincare/include/poincare/expression.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Expression {
       Power,
       Product,
       Sine,
+      SquareRoot,
       Sum,
       Subtraction,
       Symbol,
diff --git a/poincare/include/poincare/square_root.h b/poincare/include/poincare/square_root.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..766d7d753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poincare/include/poincare/square_root.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef POINCARE_SQUARE_ROOT_H
+#define POINCARE_SQUARE_ROOT_H
+
+#include <poincare/function.h>
+
+class SquareRoot : public Function {
+public:
+  SquareRoot();
+  float approximate(Context & context) const override;
+  Type type() const override;
+  Expression * cloneWithDifferentOperands(Expression ** newOperands,
+    int numberOfOperands, bool cloneOperands = true) const override;
+  ExpressionLayout * createLayout() const override;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/poincare/src/expression_lexer.l b/poincare/src/expression_lexer.l
index 008d34968..90b1a9838 100644
--- a/poincare/src/expression_lexer.l
+++ b/poincare/src/expression_lexer.l
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ root { poincare_expression_yylval.expression = new NthRoot(); return FUNCTION; }
 sum { poincare_expression_yylval.expression = new Sum(); return FUNCTION; }
 product { poincare_expression_yylval.expression = new Product(); return FUNCTION; }
 Pi { poincare_expression_yylval.character = Symbol::SpecialSymbols::Pi; return SYMBOL; }
+v { poincare_expression_yylval.expression = new SquareRoot(); return FUNCTION; }
 \+ { return PLUS; }
 \- { return MINUS; }
 \* { return MULTIPLY; }
diff --git a/poincare/src/layout/nth_root_layout.cpp b/poincare/src/layout/nth_root_layout.cpp
index 4e0664763..a178ca196 100644
--- a/poincare/src/layout/nth_root_layout.cpp
+++ b/poincare/src/layout/nth_root_layout.cpp
@@ -19,25 +19,31 @@ NthRootLayout::NthRootLayout(ExpressionLayout * radicandLayout, ExpressionLayout
   m_indexLayout(indexLayout)
 {
   m_radicandLayout->setParent(this);
-  m_indexLayout->setParent(this);
-  m_baseline = max(m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_radixLineThickness + k_heightMargin,
-                   m_indexLayout->size().height() + k_indexHeight);
+  if (m_indexLayout != nullptr) {
+    m_indexLayout->setParent(this);
+    m_baseline = max(m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_radixLineThickness + k_heightMargin,
+      m_indexLayout->size().height() + k_indexHeight);
+  } else {
+    m_baseline = m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_radixLineThickness + k_heightMargin;
+  }
 }
 
 NthRootLayout::~NthRootLayout() {
   delete m_radicandLayout;
-  delete m_indexLayout;
+  if (m_indexLayout != nullptr) {
+    delete m_indexLayout;
+  }
 }
 
 void NthRootLayout::render(KDContext * ctx, KDPoint p, KDColor expressionColor, KDColor backgroundColor) {
   KDSize radicandSize = m_radicandLayout->size();
-  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout->size();
+  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout != nullptr ? m_indexLayout->size() : KDSize(k_leftRadixWidth,0);
   KDColor workingBuffer[k_leftRadixWidth*k_leftRadixHeight];
   KDRect leftRadixFrame(p.x() + indexSize.width() + k_widthMargin - k_leftRadixWidth,
     p.y() + m_baseline + radicandSize.height() - m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_heightMargin - k_leftRadixHeight,
     k_leftRadixWidth, k_leftRadixHeight);
   ctx->blendRectWithMask(leftRadixFrame, expressionColor, (const uint8_t *)radixPixel, (KDColor *)workingBuffer);
-  if (m_indexLayout->size().height() + k_indexHeight > m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_radixLineThickness + k_heightMargin) {
+  if (indexSize.height() + k_indexHeight > m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_radixLineThickness + k_heightMargin) {
     ctx->fillRect(KDRect(p.x() + indexSize.width() + k_widthMargin,
                          p.y() + indexSize.height() + k_indexHeight - m_radicandLayout->baseline() - k_radixLineThickness - k_heightMargin,
                          k_radixLineThickness,
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ void NthRootLayout::render(KDContext * ctx, KDPoint p, KDColor expressionColor,
 
 KDSize NthRootLayout::computeSize() {
   KDSize radicandSize = m_radicandLayout->size();
-  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout->size();
+  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout != nullptr ? m_indexLayout->size() : KDSize(k_leftRadixWidth,0);
   return KDSize(
       indexSize.width() + 3*k_widthMargin + 2*k_radixLineThickness + radicandSize.width(),
       m_baseline + radicandSize.height() - m_radicandLayout->baseline() + k_heightMargin
@@ -79,9 +85,9 @@ KDSize NthRootLayout::computeSize() {
 ExpressionLayout * NthRootLayout::child(uint16_t index) {
   switch (index) {
     case 0:
-      return m_indexLayout;
-    case 1:
       return m_radicandLayout;
+    case 1:
+      return m_indexLayout;
     default:
       return nullptr;
   }
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ ExpressionLayout * NthRootLayout::child(uint16_t index) {
 KDPoint NthRootLayout::positionOfChild(ExpressionLayout * child) {
   KDCoordinate x = 0;
   KDCoordinate y = 0;
-  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout->size();
+  KDSize indexSize = m_indexLayout != nullptr ? m_indexLayout->size() : KDSize(k_leftRadixWidth,0);
   if (child == m_indexLayout) {
     x = 0;
     y = m_baseline - indexSize.height() -  k_indexHeight;
diff --git a/poincare/src/square_root.cpp b/poincare/src/square_root.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2456de922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poincare/src/square_root.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <poincare/square_root.h>
+#include "layout/nth_root_layout.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <math.h>
+}
+
+SquareRoot::SquareRoot() :
+  Function("v")
+{
+}
+
+Expression::Type SquareRoot::type() const {
+  return Type::SquareRoot;
+}
+
+Expression * SquareRoot::cloneWithDifferentOperands(Expression** newOperands,
+        int numberOfOperands, bool cloneOperands) const {
+  assert(numberOfOperands == 1);
+  assert(newOperands != nullptr);
+  SquareRoot * sr = new SquareRoot();
+  sr->setArgument(newOperands, numberOfOperands, cloneOperands);
+  return sr;
+}
+
+float SquareRoot::approximate(Context& context) const {
+  return powf(m_args[0]->approximate(context), 1.0f/2.0f);
+}
+
+ExpressionLayout * SquareRoot::createLayout() const {
+  return new NthRootLayout(m_args[0]->createLayout(),nullptr);
+}
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