Fact · Dictation for work and study
Microsoft's symbol table for Dictate in Word pairs the spoken phrase "section sign" with the § character, and "paragraph sign/mark" with ¶.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“paragraph sign/mark ¶ section sign §”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Symbols table, English commands.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page says that in addition to dictating text, you can speak commands to add punctuation, navigate and enter special characters. The symbol table is the English list for the Dictate button.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's English list. Not every language or Word version may include the same phrases, and you should test the phrase before relying on it in a long draft.