Siri Punctuation Tips for E-Mail, Text Messages and Notes

Part of the Siri For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Don’t forget to verbal give punctuation commands when dictating to Siri. Here’s a thorough list of what you can say. They're great time savers when you're on the go!

Siri Text Punctuation Commands
When You Say This	Siri Adds This
"period" or "dot"	.
"ellipsis" or "dot dot dot"	...
"dash" or "hyphen"	–
"em dash"	– (double-length dash)
"comma"	,
"underscore"	_
"forward slash"	/
"back slash"	\
"vertical bar"	\|
"quote" or "quotation mark"	“ (until you say "quote" or "quotation mark" again)
"exclamation point"	!
"question mark"	?
"ampersand"	&
"asterisk"	*
"at sign"	@
"copyright sign"	©
"registered sign"	®
"degree sign"	°
"caret"	^
"open parenthesis" or "close parenthesis"	( or )
"open bracket" or "close bracket"	[ or ]
"open brace" or "close brace"	{ or }

Siri Math and Finance Commands
When You Say This	Siri Adds This
"plus sign"	+
"minus sign"	-
"equals sign"	=
"percent sign"	%
"dollar sign"	$
"cent sign"	¢
"pound sterling" sign	£
"pound sign"	#
"euro sign"	€
"yen sign"	¥
"degree sign"	°
"caret"	^
"greater-than sign"	>
"less-than sign"	<

**Siri Text** Formatting Commands
When You Say This	Siri Does This
"new line"	Moves down to the next line (as though you’ve pressed Return or Enter on a computer keyboard)
"new paragraph"	Starts a new paragraph
"caps on"	Capitalizes all following words
"caps off"	Turns off capitalization