Illustrator keeps showing missing fonts with an asterisk (*) in the font menu, even when those fonts are no longer installed or active.

This happens even in new blank documents and after multiple attempts to clean caches and reset preferences.

It makes the font list cluttered and hard to navigate, especially for users who work with many typefaces.

Please consider adding an option to hide missing fonts from the font menu, or improve the way Illustrator handles font references and cache rebuilding.

This issue has been affecting productivity and font management for a long time.