Fact · Dictation on Mac
In Keyboard settings, the fn key option can be set to Start Dictation, which starts dictation when you press the key twice.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Starts dictation when you press the key twice”
Keyboard settings on Mac, Apple (Mac User Guide, macOS 27), 2026, Press fn key to or Press key to.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple lists this among the choices for what the fn key does. The Dictation shortcut setting can also change this option automatically.
- What it does not show
- The option may be named Press key to on some Mac models, and you may be asked to enable Dictation first.