comment style in C

/********************************************************
 ********************************************************
 ******** WARNING: This is an example of a        *******
 ********   warning message that grabs the        *******
 ********   attention of the programmer.          *******
 ********************************************************
 ********************************************************/

/*------------> Another, less important warning <--------*/

/*>>>>>>>>>>>>  Major section header  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< */

/********************************************************
 * We use boxed comments in this book to denote the     *
 * beginning of a section or program.                   *
 ********************************************************/

/*------------------------------------------------------*\
 * This is another way of drawing boxes.                *
\*------------------------------------------------------*/

/*
 * This is the beginning of a section.
 * ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^^
 *
 * In the paragraph that follows, we explain what
 * the section does and how it works.
 */

/*
 * A medium-level comment explaining the next
 * dozen (or so) lines of code. Even though we don't have
 * the bold typeface, we can **emphasize** words.
 */

/* A simple comment explaining the next line */