Important: BrailleBack is no longer required to connect to a braille display.
You can use keystrokes for devices with braille input keys. Keystrokes might vary by braille display device. The keystrokes that we provide are common to most displays. However, your display may have additional keystrokes not listed here. To determine the keystrokes for your specific braille display, go to TalkBack settings 
Basic keystrokes
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Action |
Keystroke |
|---|---|
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Help |
Dots 1, 3, 7 and 8 |
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Activate |
Cursor routing key, or Enter button |
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Touch and hold |
Press and hold the cursor routing key or the Enter button (Dot 8) |
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Back |
Space + dots 1 and 2 |
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Home |
Space + dots 1, 2 and 5 |
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Next item |
Dots 4, 5 and 8 |
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Previous item |
Dots 1, 2 and 7 |
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Scroll forwards |
Dots 1, 3, 5 and 8 |
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Scroll backwards |
Dots 2, 4, 6 and 7 |
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Open TalkBack settings |
Dots 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 |
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Open TalkBack menu |
Space + dots 1, 3 and 4 |
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Open braille display settings |
Dots 1, 2, 7 and 8 |
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Mute and unmute TalkBack speech |
Dots 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 |
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Switch input language for braille |
Dots 2, 4, 7 and 8 |
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Switch output language for braille |
Dots 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 |
| Switch between contracted and uncontracted braille modes | Space + dots 1, 2, 4 and 5 |
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Turn braille off |
Press dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, then confirm |
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Screen search |
Space + dots 3 and 4 |
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Edit custom label |
Space + dots 1, 3, 4 and 8 |
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Next reading control |
Dots 5, 6 and 8 |
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Previous reading control |
Dots 2, 3 and 7 |
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Move navigation focus forwards or adjust reading control down |
Dots 6 and 8 |
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Move navigation focus backwards or adjust reading control up |
Dots 3 and 7 |
| Switch to next keyboard | Space + dots 1, 3, 7 and 8 |
| Play or pause media | Space + dots 7 and 8 |
System navigation
|
Action |
Keystroke |
|---|---|
|
Recent apps |
Space + dots 1, 2, 3 and 5 |
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Notifications |
Space + dots 1, 3, 4 and 5 |
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Quick Settings |
Space + dots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
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All apps (on Android R and above) |
Space + dots 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
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Go to top |
Space + dots 1, 2 and 3 |
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Go to bottom |
Space + dots 4, 5 and 6 |
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Next line |
Space + dot 4 |
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Previous line |
Space + dot 1 |
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Next window |
Dots 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 |
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Previous window |
Dots 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 |
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Start and stop auto-scroll |
Space + dots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 |
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Decrease duration |
Dot 1 while auto scroll is active |
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Increase duration |
Dot 4 while auto scroll is active |
Web navigation
|
Action |
Keystroke |
|---|---|
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Next heading |
Dots 1, 2, 5 and 8 |
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Previous heading |
Dots 1, 2, 5 and 7 |
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Next link |
Dots 1, 2, 3 and 8 |
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Previous link |
Dots 1, 2, 3 and 7 |
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Next control |
Dots 1, 4 and 8 |
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Previous control |
Dots 1, 4 and 7 |
Editing
|
Action |
Keystroke |
|---|---|
|
Delete previous word |
Space + dots 2 and 7 |
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Go to top |
Space + dots 1, 2 and 3 |
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Go to bottom |
Space + dots 4, 5 and 6 |
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Beginning of line (press again to go to previous line) |
Space + dot 1 |
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End of line (press again to go to next line) |
Space + dot 4 |
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Previous word |
Space + dot 2 |
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Next word |
Space + dot 5 |
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Previous character |
Space + dot 3 |
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Next character |
Space + dot 6 |
| Select previous word | Space + dots 2 and 8 |
| Select next word | Space + dots 5 and 8 |
| Select previous character | Space + dots 3 and 8 |
| Select next character | Space + dots 6 and 8 |
| Select all text | Space + dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 |
| Select from the cursor to the start of the text box | Space + dots 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 |
| Select from the cursor to the end of the text box | Space + dots 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 |
| Copy text | Space + dots 1, 4, and 8 |
| Cut text | Space + dots 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8 |
| Paste text | Space + dots 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 |