Aren't asterisks awesome? Many fonts contain asterisks as a symbol or glyph in their character set and, depending on the font, can take on a variety of appearances. They can look like stars ("asterisk" is derived from a Greek word meaning "little star"), snowflakes, pinwheels, flowers, and even fireworks (see Precious font below). They can have distressed, elegant, modern, retro, or hand drawn styles. Here is a list of some of my favorite asterisks and the fonts they came from: I was playing…