Use the VoiceOver braille panel on Mac

The braille panel simulates a refreshable braille display, and includes a language translation of the braille.

The braille panel showing what is in the VoiceOver cursor on a webpage. The braille panel displays simulated yellow braille dots, with corresponding text below the dots.

Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier. See Use the VoiceOver modifier.

Show or hide the panel

Do one of the following:

  • Open VoiceOver Utility (press VO-F8 when VoiceOver is on), click the Visuals category, click Panels and Menus, then choose an option from the Show Braille Panel pop-up menu.

    Automatic is set by default, and shows the panel whenever you connect a refreshable braille display with your Mac.

  • Press VO-Command-F9 to show or hide the panel.

    This command changes the setting in VoiceOver Utility to On or Off. If you want the panel to be shown whenever you connect a display, choose that setting again in VoiceOver Utility.

To show or hide the braille panel, the caption panel, and the VoiceOver cursor, press VO-Command-F11.

The braille panel displays what’s on the screen even when you mute speech.

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