Fact · Dictation on Mac
In the macOS Big Sur Dictation guide, punctuation is added by saying the name of the mark, such as exclamation mark.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Say the name of the punctuation mark, such as “exclamation mark.””
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Mac User Guide, macOS Big Sur 11), Apple, n.d., Punctuation section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Big Sur page gives spoken punctuation as the method and does not describe automatic insertion of commas or periods.
- What it does not show
- The absence of automatic punctuation from the page is the evidence here. The page does not say that automatic punctuation was impossible.