How to Use 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.

Do you put asterisk before or after word?

The asterisk is used to call out a footnote, especially when there is only one on the page. Less commonly, multiple asterisks are used to denote different footnotes on a page (i.e., *, **, ***). Typically, an asterisk is positioned after a word or phrase and preceding its accompanying footnote.

How do you use asterisk in a sentence?

Asterisk sentence example
  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 .
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