**

** may refer to:

• **, to express exponentiation in some programming languages
• **, a pointer to a pointer (or double pointer) in C syntax
• **, interpolation of keyword arguments into function calls in Python
• **, symbol in astronomical notation representing:
• Binary star
• Double star
• Multiple star
• Multiple star system
• 2018 Winter Paralympics ({{big|**}}), whose logo is a pair of vertically side-by-side 1-pointed asterisks