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Asterisk at the end of a sentence
Question:
I am writing a document and need to insert an asterisk at the end of a sentence to indicate an explanation at the bottom of the page. Should I put the asterisk before or after the period?
Answer:
You should put the asterisk after the period. The Gregg Reference Manual (2003) explains that when an asterisk and a punctuation mark (e.g. period, question mark, exclamation mark) appear at the end of a sentence, the asterisk follows the punctuation mark, with no space between them. For example:
- Melby states that this decision was sound.*
- Melby attempts to justify his decision as being sound!*
As for the explanation at the bottom of the page (e.g. author's, editor's or translator's note), place the asterisk immediately before the explanation. And be sure to use a different typeface for these notes and the appropriate abbreviation (e.g. Ed. for editor, Trans. for translator) at the end of the note.
- *Here Melby is referring to … (Ed.).
