Use an asterisk to indicate emphasis in plain text
Use an asterisk as a wildcard in search patterns
Use an asterisk to mark footnotes or references
Use an asterisk to denote multiplication in some contexts
Use an asterisk in markdown to create bullet points
Use an asterisk to surround text for italic formatting in markdown
Use an asterisk to indicate omitted or censored characters
Use an asterisk to show a special note or exception
Use an asterisk in code or regex according to the syntax rules
Use an asterisk to represent repetition in pattern matching
