Spoken Punctuation
WhisperTyping's transcription engine automatically adds punctuation like periods, commas, and question marks as you dictate. For more control, you can also speak punctuation commands explicitly — say the punctuation name while dictating, and it will be converted to the appropriate symbol.
Other languages: Dutch (Nederlands) | French (Français) | German (Deutsch)
Common Punctuation
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| “period”* or “full stop” | . |
| “comma” | , |
| “question mark” | ? |
| “exclamation mark” or “exclamation point” | ! |
| “colon”* | : |
| "semicolon" | ; |
| "apostrophe" | ' |
| "hyphen" or "dash" | - |
* Works best with a brief pause before and after, since the word is commonly used in everyday speech. You can say “full stop” instead of “period” to avoid needing a pause.
Quotes and Brackets
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "open quote" or "opening quote" | " |
| "close quote" or "closing quote" | " |
| "open single quote" | ' |
| "close single quote" or "apostrophe" | ' |
| "open parenthesis" or "open bracket" | ( |
| "close parenthesis" or "close bracket" | ) |
| "open square bracket" | [ |
| "close square bracket" | ] |
| "open curly bracket" | { |
| "close curly bracket" | } |
Special Characters
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "ampersand" | & |
| "asterisk" | * |
| "underscore" | _ |
| "at sign" | @ |
| "slash" or "forward slash" | / |
| "backslash" | \ |
| "ellipsis" | … |
| "equals sign" | = |
| "plus sign" | + |
| "minus sign" | - |
| "dollar sign" | $ |
| "euro sign" | € |
| "pound sign" | £ |
| "yen sign" | ¥ |
Formatting Commands
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "new line" | Line break |
| "new paragraph" | Double line break |
Bullet Points
Create bullet point lists by saying these commands. Each command starts a new line with the appropriate bullet symbol.
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "bullet point" or "bullet" | • (new line with bullet) |
| "dash point" | - (new line with dash) |
| "asterisk point" | * (new line with asterisk) |
Example: "Here are three items. Bullet point. First item. Bullet point. Second item. Bullet point. Third item."
Result:
Here are three items.
• First item
• Second item
• Third item
Numbered Lists
Create numbered lists by saying these commands. You can specify the number explicitly, or let WhisperTyping auto-increment for you.
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "number point one" or "numbered point 1" | 1. (new line with number) |
| "number point two" or "numbered point 2" | 2. (new line with number) |
| "number point" (without a number) | Auto-increments from last number |
Auto-numbering example: "Here are my steps. Number point. First step. Number point. Second step. Number point. Third step."
Result:
Here are my steps.
1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step
Mixed numbering: If you say "number point three" followed by "number point", the auto-numbering continues from 3, giving you 4, 5, 6, etc.
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.
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