When you dictate text, you can say commands for punctuation, formatting, capitalization, and more. In some languages, you can insert emoji using your voice while dictating. The commands listed below are always available while you’re dictating text.
Command
Result
Period
.
Comma
,
Exclamation point
!
Question mark
?
Dollar sign
$
Open parenthesis
(
Close parenthesis
)
Quote
“
End quote
”
Colon
:
Semicolon
;
Hashtag
#
For some languages, Dictation automatically adds certain punctuation as you dictate text.
Cap
Capitalize the next word
Caps on … caps off
Capitalize the first character of each enclosed word
All caps
Make the next word all uppercase
All caps on … all caps off
Make the enclosed words all uppercase
No caps on … no caps off
Make the enclosed words all lowercase
No space
Eliminate the space between two words (not available for all languages)
No space on … no space off
Run a series of words together (not available for all languages)
New paragraph
Start a new paragraph
New line
Start a new line
Change … to …
Replace existing text with new text
Insert … before …
Insert new text before existing text
Insert … after …
Insert new text after existing text
Select …
Select text
Delete …
Delete text
Delete all
Delete all text
Undo
Undo the action
Redo
Redo the action
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