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Dictate text on iPhone

On iPhone, dictate text instead of typing it.

Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all regions, and features may vary. Cellular data charges may apply. See View or change cellular settings on iPhone.

Enable Dictation

  1. Go to Settings  > General > Keyboard.

  2. Turn on Enable Dictation.

    On supported models, you can use dictation even when you’re not connected to the Internet.

Dictate text

  1. Tap the Dictate key on the onscreen keyboard, then speak.

  2. When you finish, tap the Keyboard button.

    The onscreen keyboard showing the Dictate key in the bottom right corner.

To insert text by dictating, tap to place the insertion point, then tap the Dictate key. You can also replace selected text by dictating.

Add punctuation or format text

While dictating text, say the punctuation or formatting.

For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” Punctuation and formatting commands include the following:

  • quote … end quote

  • new paragraph

  • new line

  • cap—to capitalize the next word

  • caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word

  • all caps—to make the next word all uppercase

  • all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all uppercase

  • no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all lowercase

  • no space—to eliminate the space between two words (not available for all languages)

  • no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together (not available for all languages)

  • smiley—to insert :-)

  • frowny—to insert :-(

  • winky—to insert ;-)

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