Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your Apple Watch
When you use a braille display with VoiceOver on your Apple Watch, the braille display might support these commands to help with navigation.
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
Go to Notification Center
Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Go to Control Center
Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar
Escape current context
Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Space bar
Scrolling
VoiceOver action
Display key
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 Digital Crown button
Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + 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
Activates the Delete key
Space bar or Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar
Text search
Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 4 + 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
Dock
Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Space bar (twice)
Help
Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Space bar
Toggle QuickNav
Dot 1+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar
Braille
VoiceOver action
Dislay 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
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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Published Date: December 14, 2020