U+A673 "꙳" Slavonic Asterisk Unicode Character

U+A673 "꙳" Slavonic Asterisk is a typographic symbol used in early Cyrillic manuscripts, particularly in Old Church Slavonic and other Slavonic liturgical texts, where it functioned as a reference mark or a decorative divider, similar to a modern asterisk. Historically, it appeared as a small, six-pointed or eight-pointed star-like glyph, often placed in margins or between passages to indicate a gloss, commentary, or a section break. Its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and digital typographers accurately represent medieval Slavic writings, preserving a key element of scribal notation that is distinct from the more common Latin asterisk.