Spoken Punctuation and Emoji
Saying punctuation and emoji out loud, and why one is on and the other is off.
Two transcription settings let you speak a phrase and get a symbol or a line break instead of the words you said. Both live under Settings > Transcription.
Spoken emoji
EnviousWispr converts certain spoken phrases into emoji. This setting is on by default.
Speak the trigger phrase. Say the name of the emoji followed immediately by the word “emoji”. Saying “thumbs up emoji” inserts 👍 into your text.
Ordinary sentences are left alone, because the conversion only fires when you say the word “emoji” directly after the name. You can also talk about emoji without triggering one, so “the heart emoji category” stays as words.
The setting is Convert spoken emoji.
Spoken punctuation
EnviousWispr can convert spoken words like “comma” into punctuation marks. This setting is off by default.
| Say this | You get |
|---|---|
| comma | , |
| period | . |
| full stop | . |
| question mark | ? |
| exclamation mark | ! |
| exclamation point | ! |
| colon | : |
| semicolon | ; |
| new line | a line break |
| new paragraph | a blank line |
Understand the trade-off before turning it on. EnviousWispr already punctuates for you, so spoken punctuation competes with that. It also cannot tell when you meant the word itself: saying “the grace period expires” puts a full stop in the middle of your sentence.
Turn this on if you need exact control over your punctuation and do not mind fixing the occasional unintended symbol. The setting is Convert spoken punctuation.