U+204E "⁎" Low Asterisk Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

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Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+204E "⁎" Low Asterisk is a typographic symbol that appears as a small star or asterisk positioned lower on the baseline than the standard asterisk, and it is often used in scholarly or mathematical contexts to denote a footnote, reference, or multiplication, especially when a less obtrusive or more vertically aligned glyph is needed compared to the typical raised asterisk.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+204E
Version Added
3.2
Name
Low Asterisk
Block
General Punctuation
General Category
Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class
Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class
Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x81 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding
0x204E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000204E
C/C++/Java Escape
\u204e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check
Yes
NFD Quick Check
Yes
NFKC Quick Check
Yes
NFKD Quick Check
Yes
Numeric Type
None
Numeric Value
NaN
Line Break
Alphabetic
Script
Common
Script Extensions
Common
Indic Syllabic Category
Other
Pattern Syntax
Yes
Vertical Orientation
Rotated
Grapheme Base
Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break
Other
Word Break
Other
Sentence Break
Other