Official documentation
Change VoiceOver verbosity settings on Mac (VoiceOver User Guide)
Apple Support, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's VoiceOver User Guide for Mac, in the section on verbosity settings in VoiceOver Utility. It lists the choices for what VoiceOver says while you type, which Apple calls the typing echo.
- How much weight it carries
- Official vendor documentation. It describes the settings but not how any particular app reports typed text, and Apple does not say whether the typing echo applies to every app, so test in the apps you use.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple's VoiceOver Utility lets you choose what VoiceOver says while you type: characters, words, both, or nothing.
“Characters, Words, Characters and Words, or Nothing.” (Verbosity settings, While typing speak)