Asterisk Emoji

Symbols

A classic six-pointed star shape, modeled after the physical asterisk key found on standard telephone handsets and computer keyboards.

Usage Context

Used widely in text messaging to denote corrections, emphasize a word, or represent a redaction in profanity. In coding and data entry, it acts as a wildcard or a multiplier. It is frequently grouped with # for automated phone menu prompts.

History

The word comes from the Greek 'asteriskos', meaning 'little star'. While it has been a staple in typography for centuries to mark footnotes, it became a core component of early telecommunications systems when telephone keypads were standardized with the # and asterisk buttons in the 1960s.

Details

Glyph

Unicode

U+002A

Shortcode

:emoji_u002a:

HTML Entity

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory math-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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