How to text punctuation when in dictation

Hi, kathieguitar

You can add punctuation by doing the following:

"Use punctuation and formatting

You can add punctuation by saying what you want. For example, "Hello John comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark" becomes "Hello John, the check is in the mail!"

Here are some common punctuation and formatting commands that you can use:

• Quote/end quote: begin and end a quote
• New paragraph: start a new paragraph
• New line: begin a new line
• Cap: capitalize the next word
• Caps on/caps off: capitalize the first character of each word
• Smiley: insert :-)
• Frowny: insert :-(
• Winky: insert ;-)

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Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Cheers.