\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{stix2}
% Missing character: There is no * in font ts1-stix2text!
% same with TL2019
% lié à un changement en 2015 dans \@fnsymbol
% 2015/01/01 Release
% commit c08f8c6c de latex2e
\title{\string\textasteriskcentered\space gives empty in output: \textasteriskcentered}
\author{JFBU\thanks{mumble}}
\date{February 15, 2021}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
where are you \textasteriskcentered?
\end{document}
bugtextasteriskcentered.log
Related: latex3/latex2e#502