⠔⠔

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Translingual

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Punctuation mark

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⠔⠔ (*)

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

English

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Punctuation mark

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⠔⠔ (*)

  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

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  • 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

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Punctuation mark

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⠔⠔ ()

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