Asterisk symbol is part of regular keyboard on number 8 key. The name is derived from the Latin word asteriskos indicating a little star. Asterisk is a five pointed star in sans-serif font and six pointed in serif font while eight pointed when people write on hand. Here is a complete list of keyboard shortcuts for inserting various asterisk symbols in Windows and Mac.
Shortcuts Summary for Asterisk Symbol
Below is the summary of keyboard shortcuts for asterisk symbol in various platforms.
Symbol Name | Asterisk |
Main Category | Alphanumeric |
Sub Category | Keyboard, Punctuation |
Alt Code Shortcut (Windows) | Alt + 42 |
Alt X Shortcut (Word) | 002A Alt X |
Alt Code Shortcut (Mac) | Option + 002A |
HTML Entity Decimal | * |
HTML Entity Hexadecimal | * |
HTML Entity Name | * * |
CSS Value | \002A |
JavaScript Escape String | \u002A |
Decimal | 42 |
Hexadecimal | 002A |
Unicode Point | U+002A |
Typing on Windows
- Use one of the alt keys and type the numbers 0042 using numeric key pad.
- Type 002A and press alt + X keys together on Microsoft Word documents.
- Use Character Map app to find and insert * symbol.
Typing on Mac
- On Mac documents, first change the keyboard input method to Unicode Hex Input. Press option key and type 002A to make *.
- You can also use the Character Viewer app to insert * symbol.
Typing in Web Documents
- In HTML documents, you can use the entity names & ast; or & midast;. Alternatively, use decimal code & # 42; or hexadecimal code & # x 002A; (use the codes without spaces).
- In CSS and JavaScript, use the hexadecimal codes like \002A and \u002A respectively.
- Below are the code examples for inserting asterisk in HTML and CSS.
<span>*</span>
<span>*</span>
<span>*</span>
li:before {
content:\002A;
font-family:Arial;
}
Symbol Display
Asterisk will look like eight pointed star when you use handwriting. However, it may have five or six pointed on the browser and documents depending on the font family.
Other Names for Asterisk
Asterisk also called with other names like:
- Little star
- Star
Other Unicode Asterisk Symbols
Below are the other asterisk symbols in Unicode.
Symbol | Description | Windows | Mac |
---|---|---|---|
͙ | Combining Asterisk Below | Alt + 857 | Option + 0359 |
⁎ | Low Asterisk | Alt + 8270 | Option + 204E |
⁑ | Two Vertical Asterisks | Alt + 8273 | Option + 2051 |
⃰ | Combining Asterisk Above | Alt + 8432 | Option + 20F0 |
∗ | Asterisk Operator | Alt + 8727 | Option + 2217 |
⊛ | Circled Asterisk Operator | Alt + 8859 | Option + 229B |
✢ | Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10018 | Option + 2722 |
✣ | Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10019 | Option + 2723 |
✤ | Heavy Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10020 | Option + 2724 |
✥ | Four Club-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10021 | Option + 2725 |
✱ | Heavy Asterisk | Alt + 10033 | Option + 2731 |
✲ | Open Centre Asterisk | Alt + 10034 | Option + 2732 |
✳ | Eight Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10035 | Option + 2733 |
✺ | Sixteen Pointed Asterisk | Alt + 10042 | Option + 273A |
✻ | Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10043 | Option + 273B |
✼ | Open Centre Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10044 | Option + 273C |
✽ | Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10045 | Option + 273D |
❃ | Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Pinwheel Asterisk | Alt + 10051 | Option + 2743 |
❉ | Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | Alt + 10057 | Option + 2749 |
❊ | Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | Alt + 10058 | Option + 274A |
❋ | Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | Alt + 10059 | Option + 274B |
⧆ | Squared Asterisk | Alt + 10694 | Option + 29C6 |
⩮ | Equals With Asterisk | Alt + 10862 | Option + 2A6E |
꙳ | Slavonic Asterisk | Alt + 42611 | Option + A673 |
﹡ |
Small Asterisk | Alt + 65121 | Option + FE61 |
* | Fullwidth Asterisk | Alt + 65290 | Option + FF0A |
Asterisk Emoji
Eight-spoked asterisk and keycap asterisk symbols are part of Unicode emoji symbols. You can insert these two symbols using emoji keyboard. In Windows documents, press “Win Logo + ;” keys to open emoji keyboard. Type “asterisk” to filter the symbols and insert.
Similarly, you can open Character Viewer app in mac by pressing “Command + Space + Control” keys. Use the search box to find asterisk symbol and insert on your document.
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