Common braille commands for VoiceOver on Mac
Use these default commands to control VoiceOver on your Mac with a supported braille display.
View and customise braille commands
Connect the braille display to your Mac.
Select Braille, then click the Displays tab.
Install the latest macOS updates to ensure your braille display is using the correct table.
Navigation
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Move to previous item | Dot 1 + Space bar |
Move to next item | Dot 4 + Space bar |
Move up | Dot 3 + Space bar |
Move down | Dot 6 + Space bar |
Go to first item | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Space bar |
Go to last item | Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Start Interacting | Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Stop Interacting | Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Item Chooser | Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Find | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Go to Menu bar | + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Open Shortcut Menu | Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Escape | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Space bar |
Scrolling
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Scroll left one page | Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Scroll right one page | 1 + Dot 3 + Dot + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Scroll up one page | Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Scroll down one page | Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Speak page number or rows being displayed | Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Rotor
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Select previous rotor setting | Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Space bar |
Select next rotor setting | Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Interaction
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Perform action for item | Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Increase Volume | + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Decrease Volume | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Reading
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Read page starting at the top | Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Read contents of the VoiceOver Cursor | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Read text attributes | + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Editing
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Select all | Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Select left | Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Select right | Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Control
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Open VoiceOver Utility | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Toggle Screen Curtain on and off | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Pause or continue speech | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Toggle speech on or off | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Space bar |
Open VoiceOver Help | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Keyboard Help | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Space bar |
Create custom label | 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar |
Toggle QuickNav | Dot 1+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Braille
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Pan braille to the left | Dot 2 + Space bar |
Pan braille to the right | Dot 5 + Space bar |
Toggle announcement history | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Translate | Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Delete key | Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Return key | Dot 1 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Tab key | + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
Switch between contracted and uncontracted braille | Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar |
8-dot
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Go to Desktop | Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Keyboard Help | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7 - Space bar |
Toggle Speech On or Off | Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Shift key | Dot 4 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to toggle Shift key | Dot 4 + Dot 8 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Command key | Dot 1 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to toggle Command key | Dot 1 + Dot 8 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Control key | Dot 3 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to toggle Control key | Dot 3 + Dot 8 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Option key | Dot 2 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to toggle Option key | Dot 2 + Dot 8 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Fn key | Dot 5 + Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to toggle Fn key | Dot 5 + Dot 8 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Delete key | Dot 7 or Dot 7 + Space bar |
Map Braille key to Return Key | Dot 8 or Dot 8 + Space bar |
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