How do I stop Speak Screen from reading certain punctuation on iPhone?

How do I stop speak screen from speaking certain punctuation?


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iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on May 27, 2025 3:10 PM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2025 8:05 PM

Hello,


To adjust what punctuation is spoken with Spoken Content features, follow these steps:


Open Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> Verbosity> Punctuation. You can change it from All to Some or None, or create a new group with your own custom settings to tell it which punctuations it should speak and how to call them. This should apply to Speak Screen.


Sincerely,


Captain

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Jun 1, 2025 8:05 PM in response to Clarkeda

Hello,


To adjust what punctuation is spoken with Spoken Content features, follow these steps:


Open Settings> Accessibility> VoiceOver> Verbosity> Punctuation. You can change it from All to Some or None, or create a new group with your own custom settings to tell it which punctuations it should speak and how to call them. This should apply to Speak Screen.


Sincerely,


Captain

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