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Google's current Docs help page warns that punctuation might not be available in every language.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

In the source's own words

“Important: Punctuation might not be available in every language”

Type & edit with your voice (Google Docs Editors Help), Google (Docs Editors Help), 2026, Add punctuation.

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What it measures
The warning opens the Add punctuation section, and the spoken phrases that follow are Period, Comma, Exclamation point, Question mark, New line and New paragraph. Read through the Internet Archive copy of 10 October 2026.
What it does not show
The page does not say which languages lack the phrases, so test the phrases in your language before a long session.

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