Smaller text box around an asterisk?

[turner111]

Here's what I've got. Can't make the box any shorter without the asterisk disappearing...
Can this be adjusted?
thanks

[Jeffrey_Smith]

Using a wingding 2 glyph, instead of an asterisk will allow for a tighter fit of frame.

[Peter Kahrel]

If what Jeffrey suggested isn't suitable for you, you can convert the sterisk character to outlines, which gives you a precise fit.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Good suggestions (since an asterisk is a small, offset glyph, a more centered one is probably a good choice). But if the box is invisible, why does the space around it matter? Can't you just position the box so that the glyph is where you want it?

[turner111]

Good question. It's going into a box that isn't transparent. 🙂

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

It... seems like it could be, if all it holds is the asterisk. Even if that's being attached to, say, another text frame that does have a tinted background.

[turner111]

That's what I thought/expected, too, but it seems to treat the asterisk as a full-height letter to the baseline.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

I'm still unclear on the need here. For example, this works fine with the box being "oversized":