Fact · Dictation on Windows
On Windows 10, you dictate letters and symbols by saying "start spelling" first, then the symbol or letter.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“To dictate letters and symbols, say "start spelling." Then say the symbol or letter, or use the ICAO phonetic alphabet.”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Dictating letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols, Windows 10 section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft describes spelling mode as a separate step from ordinary dictation, and says to end it with "stop spelling".
- What it does not show
- Spelling mode is part of the Windows 10 dictation section. The page does not say whether the same phrase works in Windows 11 voice typing.