Asterisks are allowed characters in the standardized spelling field on CantusDB. Currently, the asterisk is treated by the utility as a disallowed character. Since the character does not govern syllabification or alignment, we can just remove it from the field for alignment purposes.
Asterisks are allowed characters in the standardized spelling field on CantusDB. Currently, the asterisk is treated by the utility as a disallowed character. Since the character does not govern syllabification or alignment, we can just remove it from the field for alignment purposes.