Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Apple's iPhone dictation page says to add an emoji by saying the name of the emoji, with examples such as heart emoji and smiley face emoji.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Say the name of an emoji, such as “heart emoji” or “smiley face emoji.””
Dictate text on iPhone, Apple Inc., 2026, Dictate text section, Add emoji item.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page's example 'smiley face emoji' differs from the command table's 'Smiley emoji' entry. Both are on Apple's iOS 27 pages.
- What it does not show
- The page describes emoji in some languages only. Names that are not in the table may or may not produce an emoji.