Voice Commands
Say these while you dictate to format text and control the recording. Most formatting commands start with "Hey Wispen", so everyday words like "task", "title" or "date" are left alone. You can also say just "Wispen" before a command.
To see the full list in the app, open a note and choose Voice Commands from the note's menu (iPhone and iPad) or click the voice commands button in the toolbar (Mac). A short list is also in Settings › Voice Commands on iPhone, and Settings › Shortcuts on iPad and Mac.
Control the recording
| Say | What happens |
|---|---|
| "Hey Wispen, scratch that" or "Hey Wispen, undo that" | Deletes the last sentence. "Scratch that" and "undo that" also work without "Hey Wispen" when they're the last thing you say. |
| "Hey Wispen, pause", "pause dictation" or "pause recording" | Pauses the recording. |
| "Hey Wispen, stop", "Hey Wispen, done", "stop dictation" or "finish dictation" | Ends the recording and keeps the text. |
Structure
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "new paragraph" | Starts a new paragraph. Works with or without "Hey Wispen". |
| "new line" | Starts a new line. Works with or without "Hey Wispen". |
| "Hey Wispen, title [text]" | A top-level heading (# text). Also "document title" or "note title". |
| "Hey Wispen, heading [text]" | A section heading (## text). Also "section" or "new section". |
| "Hey Wispen, subheading [text]" | A sub-section heading (### text). Also "subsection". |
Lists and tasks
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "Hey Wispen, bullet [item]" | A bullet (- item). Also "bullet point" or "bullet item". |
| "Hey Wispen, new task [item]" | A checkbox (- [ ] item). Also "task", "todo", "checkbox", "checklist item" or "action item". |
| "Hey Wispen, numbered list [item]" | A numbered item (1. item). |
In the Tasks and Notes dictation modes, "new task" and "new bullet" work without "Hey Wispen".
Styling
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "Hey Wispen, bold [phrase]" | **phrase**. Also "make this bold". |
| "Hey Wispen, italics [phrase]" | *phrase*. Also "italicize" or "make this italic". |
| "Hey Wispen, quote [phrase]" | A blockquote (> phrase). Also "blockquote". |
| "Hey Wispen, code block [code]" | A code block. |
| "Hey Wispen, inline code [symbol]" | `symbol` |
Email and dates
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "Hey Wispen, dear [name]" | "Hi name," and a blank line. Also "email intro". |
| "Hey Wispen, sign off [name]" | "Best regards," and the name. Also "best regards" or "sincerely". |
| "Hey Wispen, timestamp" | The current date and time, like [08/25/26 7:30 AM]. Also "insert timestamp". |
| "Hey Wispen, date" | Today's date, like "August 25, 2026". Also "today's date" or "insert date". |
Spoken punctuation
With Settings › Text Cleanup › Spoken Punctuation on (the default), these words become symbols. You don't need "Hey Wispen".
| Say | Result |
|---|---|
| "period" or "full stop" | . |
| "comma" | , |
| "question mark" | ? |
| "exclamation mark" or "exclamation point" | ! |
| "colon" / "semicolon" | : / ; |
| "dash" or "em dash" | — |
| "open quote" … "close quote" | " … " |
| "open parenthesis" … "close parenthesis" | ( … ) |
| "open bracket" … "close bracket" | [ … ] |
Turn off Spoken Punctuation if you want these words typed as words.
Corrections
With Mid-Sentence Corrections on, Wispen fixes what you correct out loud. "Meet at 2, actually 3" becomes "Meet at 3". See Text Cleanup.