Official documentation
Commands for dictating text on iPhone
Apple Inc., 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's iPhone User Guide page listing the spoken punctuation, formatting and capitalization commands for Dictation on iPhone.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, read on 2026-10-16 from the current iPhone User Guide. The page is undated and some editing commands are limited to certain languages and iPhone models, as the page itself says.
Facts taken from this source
- On iPhone, 'All caps' makes the next word uppercase, and 'all caps on … all caps off' makes the enclosed words uppercase.
“All caps Make the next word all uppercase All caps on … all caps off Make the enclosed words all uppercase” (Format text table)
- On iPhone, 'Cap' capitalizes the next word, and 'caps on' and 'caps off' capitalize the first character of each word in the enclosed words.
“Cap Capitalize the next word Caps on … caps off Capitalize the first character of each enclosed word” (Format text table)
- On iPhone, the 'No space' command, which removes the space between two words, is not available for all languages.
“No space Eliminate the space between two words (not available for all languages)” (Format text table)
- The iPhone command list for Dictation includes period, comma, exclamation point, question mark, dollar sign and parentheses.
“Period . Comma , Exclamation point ! Question mark ? Dollar sign $ Open parenthesis ( Close parenthesis )” (Punctuation table)
- Apple says the dictation commands that edit text on iPhone are available in U.S. English on iPhone 12 and later, except iPhone SE.
“Dictation commands to edit text are available in U.S. English on iPhone 12 and later (except iPhone SE).” (Change, insert, and delete text section, opening sentence)
- Apple says the Dictation commands that edit text on iPhone are available in U.S. English.
“Dictation commands to edit text are available in U.S. English” (Commands for dictating text on iPhone, section Change, insert, and delete text)
- Apple says that on iPhone you can insert emoji by voice while dictating, but only in some languages.
“In some languages, you can insert emoji using your voice while dictating.” (Insert emoji section, opening paragraph)
- Apple's iPhone dictation commands page lists 20 example emoji commands, from Smiley emoji to Present emoji.
“Smiley emoji Halo emoji Laugh out loud emoji Heart eyes emoji Amazing emoji Yum emoji Congrats emoji Goofy emoji Sick emoji Scream emoji Hug emoji Fingers crossed emoji Purple heart emoji Cheers emoji Celebrate emoji Speech balloon emoji Puppy emoji Music emoji Rainbow emoji Present emoji” (Insert emoji section, command table)
Pages that rest on this source
- Mac Dictation Commands and Punctuation: Full ListGuide
- iPhone Dictation Commands: Punctuation, Emoji, EditingGuide
- How do you capitalize a word when dictating?Question
- Dictation and Voice to Text on iPhone and AndroidTopic
- Dictation Punctuation: How to Say Commas, Periods and MoreGuide
- Dictation Languages: What Each App and Device SupportsGuide
- Dictation Languages on iPhone and AndroidGuide
- How do you dictate punctuation on iPhone?Question
- How to Use Dictation on iPhone (Voice to Text)Guide
- How do you dictate numbers, dates and symbols?Question
- How do you dictate reminders and lists on iPhone?Question
- How do you say a question mark in talk to text?Question
- How do you delete the last word with iPhone dictation?Question
- How do you dictate notes on iPhone?Question
- Is there a shortcut to start dictation on iPhone?Question
- Should you set dictation to US or UK English?Question
- What is dictation on iPhone?Question
- How do you add emoji with iPhone dictation?Question