How Do You Add an Asterisk

The asterisk is a punctuation mark that looks like a little star ( * ). The asterisk is made on your keyboard by holding the SHIFT key and pressing the 8 on the top number line. We use the asterisk in English writing to show that a footnote, reference or comment has been added to the original text.

How do you type an asterisk symbol?

1. Sometimes called a star, big dot, and multiplication symbol, the asterisk is a symbol ( * ) found above the “8” key on standard US keyboards and on the number pad.
2. To create an asterisk using a U.S. keyboard, hold down the Shift and press 8 on the keyboard.

How do you put asterisk in a sentence?

1. But this is merely a footnote, an asterisk in the record book of humanity. …
2. Hannah was confused by the asterisk in her math homework, because she didn’t know it meant to multiply. …
3. New samples are marked with an asterisk . …
4. Important vocabulary words in this section are marked with an asterisk .