How do you call this symbol?

As others have noted, the way to ask for the name of something in English is to say "What is this called?" not "how." Like symbols like \[#\] \[!\] \[/\] or \[-\] the symbol is called different things depending on context. * Most often, when you encounter it in text, you would call it an "asterisk." It is often used to indicate a footnote or other aside in text. * On a telephone keypad, at least in the U.S., it is called a "star"; if you are asked to press the "star" key then you press the key labeled with this symbol. * In some computer science contexts, it can be called a "splat" (although "splat" also refers to other symbols, like ⌘). In others s, it is also a "star." It can indicate multiplication, repetition, wildcard, or various other things depending on the situation.

Star

Asshole

(little) star

Rhcp

Sic itur ad astra.

Obelix

Asterisk

with your mouth

Star, asterisk, *

42

Thunderbolt

asterisk

Asterisk

the little star

It's called an asterisk. To a lesser extent, it is used to represent the multiplication symbol, or stars.

It’s called an asterisk!

Asterisk is the proper name, I don’t know if it’s a UK thing but I’ve heard people also call it a “star”

*What* do you call this symbol?

Asterisk

Heeeeere asterisk. Heeeeere asterisk.

Asterisk on a keyboard for typing text, star on a numeric keypad for dialing phone numbers.

I dont know how to call it. Maybe try looking in a phone book.

asterisk

Asterisk. "Aster" means "star" in Greek.

asterisk

Normally - asterisk. Though in some scenarios (e.g. in query languages) it can also be referred to as "star", or it can represent multiplication too, in which case it can be read as "times"

\*Sigh* “_WHAT_ do you call this symbol?” Anyway, as others have said it’s called an asterisk but I wanted to point out you’ll hear people pronounce that word “asterix” a lot too, and even spell it that way. Very few native English words have “sk” at the end of a syllable. The word “ask” is famously pronounced “aks” in certain dialects, and this was more common in the past. Tangentially related history: The sound “sk” at the beginning of of a syllable was turned into “sh.” Later, related words from other languages were borrowed back into English with the “sk” sound still intact. This led to some pairs of words, like “ship” and “skipper,” and “shirt” and “skirt, where the two words are related but now have different meanings. I say this is only tangentially related because if I’m not mistaken, this sound change at the beginning of a syllable isn’t really related to the relative lack of “sk” appearing at the end of a syllable. Also wanted to add “star” is more common in computing contexts. Computer science is a relatively new science so a lot of its technical terms go against the usual scientific practice of using long words from Latin and Greek. Instead they use a lot of English vocabulary and shorten a lot of the words for things, and using “star” instead of “asterisk” is a good example of this.

I call it the asterisk or the "star" key personally

Pointer 🤓

It's called an *asterisk*.

зірочка (translates to “star” but diminutive)

Asterisco, but that's because Spanish is my first language

**What** not how

If you work in air traffic control, you can hear people call it “splat”.

Asterisk. Sometimes called a star in the context of telephone keypad

Asterisk.

https://youtu.be/J-q89EYS8LI?feature=shared Always makes me think of this episode!

I simply say, asssssterisk, oh asterisk, my sweet asterisk, you’re the one!

Disappointed no-one is using the colloquial term 'cat anus'

It’s an asterisk!

Obelix

My comics rotten brain always calls it an "astérix"

Formally it's called an asterisk. You will sometimes informally (particularly when talking about the button on the phone) hear it called a star.

Asterisk or star.

asterisk is the term, but i’ve heard some people call it a star

Obelisk

It depends on what you are using it for. It could be a multiplicative sign or an asterisk

Look up its number in the phone book, and call it.

it's an asterisk, but someing like \*.\* would be "star dot star" usually

Depending on context, either "asterisk" or "star". In computer programming, it's also the most common symbol used for multiplication.

Asterisk.

Asterisk?

In germany we call it "Sternchen" and think its cute

Very rarely, you'll hear it called a splat, which was it's name pre-internet. Most documentation puts it as coined in the early 70s but I have been told by typesetters that the term predates it's use in computers.

Asterisk

"Oy! Asterisk! Get your arse over here NOW!"

Asterisk

Asterisk, it is used to draw attention to something to specify a fine detail or technicality/condition, multiplication, in certain things it may indicate an action or be used to censor curse words.... Discord and Reddit use it to *italicize words*. It's a pretty nifty lil thing Also related is the word asterism

I call it *

A lot of people say this one wrong, as either “Ass trick” or plural “Ass tricks”. As-ter-isk.

"Asterisk! Come here, asterisk!"

Звёздочка

Literal answer to your question: "Here asterisk asterisk asterisk! Come on asterisk, come here!"

I say “hey asterisk, come here. Pspspsp”

Asterisk or splat

You mean _what do you call this symbol._

We name it like this https://images.app.goo.gl/A4tyoW6QSmW9PvJT9

Depends on where you find it. *Asterisk* on a keyboard. *Star* on a dialpad.

So apparently I have been calling this "asterix" (like the comic character) the entire time.


It depends on the context. In normal text is an asterisk, indicating that clarifying or supplemental text will be available elsewhere. Common examples include defining archaic or uncommon terms without breaking a quote or dialog, restaurant menus which include a note about allergens or warning of the dangers of undercooked meat, and denoting that some statistic or other piece of data in a spreadsheet is disputed or otherwise questionable./* In arithmetics it's a multiplication symbol, particularly where 'x' might be a variable. For example: >2 /* 2 = 4 If I'm using it purely as a symbol, it's just a star. It might be a formatting mark to stand in for a bullet, a wild card, obfuscating a password, or some other miscellaneous use. That's also what I'd call it when referring to the keyboard key, as in your picture. /*this is often referred to idiomatically in sports or other competition when some sort of cheating is known or suspected to have occurred, but was not discovered until after a result was recorded. Hence "Lance Armstrong won many cycling events, but the discovery of his steroid use put an asterisk on all of them."

*What do you call this symbol?

asterisk

Fun fact, two asterisks next to each other ** is called a "double dagger"

"*What* do you call this symbol" As you can see, it is also used informally for applying emphasis to a word.

Asterisk, splat, delimiter, or multiplier. Most of the time though I have to add “shift 8” when telling people.

Asterisco ✳

I've never called one, but I imagine I would shout its name 'hey Asterisk' while beckoning with one hand? Or maybe its like an elevator and you can call it by just pushing a button and waiting?

What do you call this symbol?*

Everyone’s right. This is an asterisk. However, it’s worth mentioning that you will also hear people mistakenly calling it an “asterix”/“asteriks” (however you want to spell it. That’s not the proper pronunciation, but you can get away with it, and just know you’ll hear others say it all the time. Happy Language Learning, Friend!

opium

Asterisk

asterisk or asterism

*

The correct way to phrase this question would be, "What do you call this symbol?" It's an asterisk.

no way, just a button or an asterisk

It is an asterisk. 'star' for short. When typing mathematics, it can be used for multiplcation. Like 'x' is somethings a variable in algebra, so in some contets it is poor form to use it for multiplcation, so we use \*, especially in computer code.

Asterisk. pronounced Ass - tur - isk, or Ass - trisk if you're talking quickly.

‘What’ do you call this symbol.

That's an asterisk, also called a star, particularly in recorded phone menus: For instance: "To speak to an operator at any time, press star nine" (\* 9).

It's called an asterisk. In text it often means there is a footnote related to the preceeding sentence. Just a quick bit of advice regarding your sentence, the question you are trying to ask is "what do you call this?". While "how" is grammatical, it means something completely different. "How do you call this" means, 'if I want this thing to come to me, what should I shout'.

Asterisco

Asterisk is the propper name but if you say little star we know what you mean

Asterisk

u/TCSnowDream Remember my post?

An "asterisk"

An asterisk or star

asterisk Also its "What do you call this?" Not HOW do you call it

After kiss

Iskerast

it’s an asterisk and it has a lot of uses. -omitting letters of swear words (f**k) -multiplication symbol when typing on a keyboard (6*7=42) -used in advertisements and other contexts, at the end of a phrase to indicate there is more context in the fine print about that phrase (eg, “this product is proven vegan* ” and then further down the page in small print, “ *confirmed by the vegan association”) -used in text messaging and online speech to indicate a correction to a previous message. (eg. “what are we doing tofgy?” and then the next message “today*”) -used to **do this** on reddit i’m not sure if they use the asterisk the same in every language so this may be useless information


assterisk maybe

Asterisk right?

In writing or keyboarding I call it an "asterisk". On a phone key I call it the "star" key or sign.

Aster-risk. I hear a lot of people read it incorrectly as "ass-tricks" though.

Star ????

What is this called? What do you call this? It’s called an asterisk.

Nejma

It’s technically an asterisk, but I usually hear “star”

snow / multiple/ small stars

Asterisk ✳️

It's called an asterisk (or a star) (also, it's "What do you call" not "How do you call")

Either Asterisk or Star.

asterisk. can also be used to correct mistakes (e.g. what* instead of how)

Depends upon the context. When talking to operators it’s usually called star key. When referring to it in other contexts, asterisk.

Asterisk

Star

Gwiazdka

I find these non letter symbols used in typography fascinating! I wonder how many are possible to use in a password from a regular qwerty keyboard on a phone, tablet, or laptop.

One half of the empire 🎺🎺🎺🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Star, or asterisk. Obviously when it’s being used for multiplication I say “times” (2 * 3 is “two times three”) but that’s reading meaning, not naming the symbol.

Depends, i call it 'asterisco' in my mother language (italian, it translates to asterisk lol) but when talking in english I either say asterisk or star thingy

Terms and conditions

Star.

Star

Asterisk ✳️


Star

Anus

Asterisco

Star (or times cause I use java)

Asterisk

Technically it's called an asterisk, but a lot of people just call it a star.

Asterisk

STAR

Ass-to-risk.

why is this english learning? it is universal


An asterisk.

Phone

Asterisk

ass tricks

ASS-TRICKED!

Asterisk

*what do you call this symbol

Star

asterik

I call it asterisk or star depending on how I'm feeling or what I'm doing

Pound

its called an "asterisk" or a "star", in my experience "asterisk" is most common and "star" i find is often used in mathematics.

Hvězdička

AsterisCO

Asterisk

Star

Star

Uh… Wildcard symbol…

It's also referred to as Nate Hale. "... one ass to risk..."

On a keyboard, an asterisk. On a phone call, the star key. In math, a multiplication symbol.

I use my phone to ring it

Asterisk, the root being the Greek word for star, hence the star shape

it's supposed to be "what do you call..."

Also, the correct phrasing would be, "What do you call this symbol?"

An asterisk. Also, a native English speaker would say WHAT do you call this. How do you call is a completely different thing.

asterisk

Tärn

Typically we call it an asterisk. Sometimes colloquially a "star".

À

Only russians will understand * star / slash # cage @ dog ^ in the power of ♡ worms ◇ bells

Anus

It’s called an asterisk!

Obelix

Snowflake

Tbh I just call it a star


Звëздочка

Its an asterisk, and it definitely is not a gaul of any kind

Arterisco