Low Asterisk Symbol

A symbol from the Punctuation Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ⁎
Unicode: U+204E
HTML entity: ⁎
Category: Punctuation Symbols

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About the low asterisk symbol

The low asterisk is a punctuation mark that sits at the baseline rather than raised like a typical asterisk. It is occasionally used in typography and academic notation to indicate a footnote or annotation in contexts where a raised symbol would be visually disruptive, or as a dinkus to mark a section break. It also appears in some linguistic and mathematical notations as a distinct symbol from the superscript asterisk.

How to type Low Asterisk

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 204E then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 204E.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.