VoiceOver Braille Display Commands

Common commands for using a Refreshable Braille Disply with VoiceOver on an iOS Device.

These are the commands you can use on a Refreshable braille display with VoiceOver on your iOS device.

To ensure that your braille display is using the correct table, make sure that you have the latest version of iOS installed.

You can see and customize the braille commands on your iOS device by going to Settings/Accessibility/VoiceOver/Braille/"Your 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 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
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	Dot 2 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Scroll right one page	Dot 1 + Dot 3 + 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	Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Show/Hide the keyboard	Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar
3D Touch on selected item	Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Reading

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

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	Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Cut	Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Copy	Dot 1 + Dot 4 + Space bar
Paste	Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + 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 Dot 1 + Dot 5 + Space bar
Undo Typing	Dot 1 + Dot 3 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Redo Typing	Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + 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	Dot 1 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + Space bar

Control

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	Dot 1 + Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 6 + Space bar
Toggle QuickNav	Dot 1+ Dot 2 + Dot 3 + Dot 4 + Dot 5 + Space bar
Play/Pause Music	Dot 1 + Dot 5 + Dot 6 + 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 unc-ontracted 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

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

Controlling VoiceOver with a Refreshable Braille Display