Asterisk Symbol (*)
Click the character box below to copy it instantly to your clipboard, or use the keyboard shortcuts.
How to Type the Asterisk (*)
The * character can be inserted into any document, website, or mobile message. Use the one-click copy box above or use the system keyboard combinations below.
U+002A
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content: "\2A";
About the Asterisk Symbol (*)
The Asterisk (character *, Unicode code point U+002A) is an official typographic character categorized under Glyphs. It is standardized by the Unicode Consortium and supported universally across all modern digital systems, web browsers, mobile smartphones, and operating platforms.
Whether you are composing documents in Microsoft Word, creating formulas in Excel, styling frontend websites, or publishing on social media platforms like Twitter/X, Instagram, and LinkedIn, this character ensures consistent formatting and semantic accuracy.
How to Type Asterisk on Keyboard
- Quick Copy & Paste (Fastest): Click the large symbol tile at the top of this page to copy it straight to your clipboard. Then press Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (Mac).
- Linux (Unicode Hex): Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2a, and press Enter.
- Mobile (iPhone & Android): Tap the copy box above and long-press the destination message field to paste.
Web Development & Programming Encodings
For web developers and UI engineers, here are the standard web entities and markup formats to render Asterisk without display corruption:
| Format | Code | Application |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Decimal | * |
Universal HTML standard |
| HTML Hex | * |
Hexadecimal HTML entity |
| CSS Content | \ 2A |
CSS ::before and ::after pseudo-elements |
| JavaScript Escape | \u002A |
JS / JSON string literals |
