Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple says the dictation commands on its Mac Help page are always available while you are dictating text.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The commands listed below are always available while you’re dictating text.”
Commands for dictating text on Mac, Apple Inc., 2026, Introduction to the command list.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence opens Apple's command list for Dictation on Mac, which covers punctuation, typography, formatting, capitalization, math, currency, emoticons and intellectual property symbols, in the macOS 27 version of the page.
- What it does not show
- The sentence describes the page as it stood on 16 October 2026. Apple changes its command lists between macOS versions, so check the version selector on the page for older systems.