Fact · Dictation
The Mac command table maps the spoken phrase 'question mark' to a question mark, and 'quote' and 'end quote' to opening and closing quotation marks.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“period/point/dot/full stop . question mark ? quote “ end quote ””
Commands for dictating text on Mac, Apple Inc., 2026, Punctuation table.
Open the original- What it measures
- Punctuation table on Apple's Mac command page.
- What it does not show
- Some marks have several spoken names, for example 'period', 'point', 'dot' and 'full stop' all give a full stop.