WhisperTyping can recognize spoken punctuation commands to insert punctuation marks into your text. Simply say the punctuation name while dictating, and it will be converted to the appropriate symbol.
Common Punctuation
| Say |
Result |
| "period" or "full stop" | . |
| "comma" | , |
| "question mark" | ? |
| "exclamation mark" or "exclamation point" | ! |
| "colon" | : |
| "semicolon" | ; |
| "apostrophe" | ' |
| "hyphen" or "dash" | - |
Quotes and Brackets
| Say |
Result |
| "open quote" or "quote" | " |
| "close quote" or "end quote" | " |
| "open parenthesis" or "open paren" | ( |
| "close parenthesis" or "close paren" | ) |
| "open bracket" | [ |
| "close bracket" | ] |
Special Characters
| Say |
Result |
| "at sign" | @ |
| "ampersand" | & |
| "hashtag" or "hash" | # |
| "dollar sign" | $ |
| "percent" or "percent sign" | % |
| "asterisk" or "star" | * |
| "slash" or "forward slash" | / |
| "backslash" | \ |
Formatting Commands
| Say |
Result |
| "new line" | Line break |
| "new paragraph" | Double line break |
| "tab" | Tab character |
Tip: The transcription engine may automatically add punctuation in many cases. If you find spoken punctuation is conflicting with auto-punctuation, you can adjust the punctuation settings in Settings → Transcription.
