⠔⠔

Translingual

Punctuation mark

⠔⠔ (*)

1. (Ethiopic Braille) the asterisk. [Presumably as a generic mark for footnotes.]

English

Punctuation mark

⠔⠔ (*)

1. A generic mark for footnotes and references. Equivalent to the symbols *, †, §, etc., and to superscripting numbers and letters.
2. Specifically, the asterisk *, as opposed to ⠢⠢ for the dagger †, etc.

Usage notes

• A space appears before this mark, and after anything that follows it except the number or letter of the note. For example, footnote "b" would be marked " ⠔⠔⠃ (text)".
• This mark was abolished in Unified English Braille.

Korean

Punctuation mark

⠔⠔ • (※)

1. A generic mark for footnotes and references. See ※.