Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's English punctuation list for Windows voice typing gives spoken names for marks including the ellipsis, the forward slash, the colon, the semicolon and the question mark.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“ellipsis, dot dot dot / forward slash : colon :( frowny face :) smiley face ; semicolon ;) winky face ? question mark”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Spoken punctuation and symbols table, English.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft lists the names in a table with one row per mark, under the heading English. The same page has separate command tables for each English locale, but this punctuation list is headed plainly English.
- What it does not show
- The names are the ones Microsoft lists for voice typing, not for Voice Access, and other languages use different words. The table does not say which marks the Automatic punctuation setting inserts on its own.