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Text actions

Get Text from Input

Returns text from the previous action’s output. For example, this action can get the name of a photo or song, or the text of a web page.

Show Definition

Shows the definition of the word passed into the action.

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Speak Text

Speaks the inputted text aloud.

Dictate Text

Transcribes what you say aloud into text and passes the result to the next action.

Get Name of Emoji

Gets the names of emoji passed into the action.