Fact · Dictation in your apps
In Google's table of Chromebook Dictation commands, Cancel stops dictation and speech recognition.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Stops dictation and speech recognition.”
Type text with your voice (Chromebook Help), Google (Chromebook Help), 2026, Edit your text with voice commands, command table.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the description of the Cancel command in Google's table. The quote is the description; the command name appears in the table cell beside it.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say whether Cancel also removes any text already typed. It only describes stopping dictation.