asterisks
Little typographical stars
Asterisks are star-shaped symbols (*) used in writing for various purposes.
They mark footnotes, indicate omitted letters in censored words f**k, or signal corrections in digital communication *their.
In computing, the asterisk serves as a wildcard character matching any string of text.
To asterisk something is to mark it with this symbol.
Representational mark or sign
- starLuminous astronomical object
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- markVisible impression or sign
- glyphVisual form of character
character · dingbat · bullet · ornament · wildcard · placeholder · masking · redaction
Added explanatory comment
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- citationMention of a source
- superscriptRaised typographical character
scholarly · textual · commentary · notation · cross-reference · bibliography · appendix · source
symbol
Representational mark or sign
- starLuminous astronomical object
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- markVisible impression or sign
glyph · character · dingbat · bullet · ornament · wildcard · placeholder · masking · redaction · censorship
annotation
Added explanatory comment
superscript · scholarly · textual · commentary · notation · cross-reference · bibliography · appendix · source · clarification
bold
Courageous and daring
- highlightMost notable part
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
italics · starring · attention · important · notable · special · flagged · marked · starred · priority
- typographic ornamentsdingbats, flourishes, swashes, filigree, arabesques
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, national symbol, glyph
- annotationsfootnote, annotations, marginalia, endnote, footnotes
- Marginaliamarginalia, footnote, annotation, gloss, highlighting
- note-takingnotes, jot, notation, write down, note down
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters