Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

When using a braille display with VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your braille display may support the following commands to help with navigation.

To ensure that your braille display is using the correct table, make sure that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. If you want to customise your braille commands on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, follow these steps:

Go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > [connected braille display name] > More Info > Braille Commands.

Navigation

VoiceOver action

Display key

Move to previous item

Dot 1 + Space bar

Move to next item

Dot 4 + 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

Item chooser

Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Space Bar

Go to Status bar

+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Space bar

Go to Notification Centre

Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Go to Control Centre

Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Escape current context

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Space bar

Move to Left Split View App (iPad only)

Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Move to Right Split View App (iPad only)

Dot 2 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Move to previous container (iPad only)

Dot 1 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Move to next container (iPad only)

Dot 4 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Scrolling

VoiceOver action

Display key

Scroll left one page

2 + Dot 4 + Dot + 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

Move to previous item using rotor setting

Dot 3 + Space bar

Move to next item using rotor setting

Dot 6 + Space bar

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 simple tap

Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Activates the Home button

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Activates the Volume Up button

+ Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Activates the Volume Down button

1 + 2 + Dot + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Show/Hide the keyboard

1 + 4 + Dot + Dot 6 + Dot + Space bar

3D Touch on selected item

3 + 5 + Dot + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Reading

VoiceOver action

Display key

Read page starting at selected item

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Read page starting at the top

Dot 2 + 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

Tab

+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Shift Tab

1 + 2 + Dot + Dot + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Cut

1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Copy

Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Space bar

Paste

1 + 2 + Dot 3 + Dot + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Activates the Delete key

Space bar or Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Activates the Return key

Space bar or 1 + Dot + Dot 5 + Space bar

Undo Typing

1 + Dot 3 + Dot + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Redo Typing

2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Text search

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Space bar

Output text style

+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Start dictation when in text field

1 + 5 + Dot + Dot + Dot 6 + Space bar

Control

VoiceOver action

Display key

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

App Switcher

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar (twice)

Help

Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Space bar

Change an item’s 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

Play/Pause Music

1 + 5 + Dot + Dot + Dot 6 + 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

Next output mode

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Next input mode

Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Switch between contracted and uncontracted braille

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar

Input and output mode correspond to 6-dot, 6-dot contracted, and 8-dot braille models.

8-dot

VoiceOver action

Display key

Previous container

Dot 1 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Next container

Dot 4 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Delete

Dot 7 + Space bar

Return

Dot 8 + Space bar

Toggle mute

Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Start help

Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 7 + Space bar

Scroll up page

Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Dot 8 + Space bar

Scroll down page

Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Dot 8 + Space bar

Simulated long press

Dot 3 + Dot 6 + Dot 7 + Dot 8 + Space bar

Single letter quick nav

Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Dot 7 + Space bar

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