Fact · Dictation
Apple says that when you dictate text on a Mac, you can use commands to enter punctuation, capital letters and symbols, including symbols for math and currency.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“enter punctuation, capital letters, and symbols (including symbols for math, currency, and more)”
Commands for dictating text on Mac, Apple Inc., 2026, Introduction to the command list.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Mac Help page lists the commands for dictating text on macOS. The introduction says the commands are always available while you are dictating, and the tables that follow give the spoken phrase for each symbol.
- What it does not show
- The page says the commands are available, not which symbols each language supports. Test the exact phrase you need, because the list changes with the language and the macOS version.
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