---
title: SFSpeechRecognitionTaskHint.dictation
framework: speech
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: speech/sfspeechrecognitiontaskhint/dictation
---

# SFSpeechRecognitionTaskHint.dictation

A task that uses captured speech for text entry.

## Declaration

```swift
case dictation
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this hint type when you are using speech recognition for a task that’s similar to the keyboard’s built-in dictation function.

## See Also

### Hints

- [SFSpeechRecognitionTaskHint.unspecified](speech/sfspeechrecognitiontaskhint/unspecified.md)
- [SFSpeechRecognitionTaskHint.search](speech/sfspeechrecognitiontaskhint/search.md)
- [SFSpeechRecognitionTaskHint.confirmation](speech/sfspeechrecognitiontaskhint/confirmation.md)