| Function | Equivalent VoiceOver Gesture | Hotkey Command | Section | Mode |
| Press the home button | Single press of the home button | VO + H | Home Button | |
| Open App Switcher | Double press of the home button | VO + H (twice) | Home Button | |
| Turn VoiceOver off | Triple press of the home button | VO + H (three times) | Home Button | |
| Select the previous/ next item | Single finger flick to the left and right | VO +Left Arrow/ Right Arrow | Single Finger Gesture | |
| Select the previous/ next item | Single finger flick to the left and right | Left Arrow/ Right Arrow | Single Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Activate an item | Single finger double-tap | VO + Space | Single Finger Gesture | |
| Activate an item | Single finger double-tap | Up Arrow + Down Arrow | Single Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Read from the current position | Two finger swipe down | VO + A | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Read from the top of the page | Two finger swipe up | VO + B | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Pause reading | Two finger single tap | Control | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Open the Item Chooser | Two finger triple-tap | VO + I | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Play/ pause media | Two finger double-tap | VO + – | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Dismiss an alert or go back to the previous screen | Two Finger Scrub | Escape | Two Finger Gesture | |
| Mute or unmute VoiceOver | Three finger double-tap | VO + S | Three Finger Gesture | |
| Toggle the screen curtain on and off | Three finger triple-tap | VO + Shift + S | Three Finger Gesture | |
| Scroll up | Three finger swipe up | Option + Up Arrow | Three Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Scroll down | Three finger swipe down | Option + Down Arrow | Three Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Scroll left | Three finger swipe left | Option + Left Arrow | Three Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Scroll right | Three finger swipe right | Option + Right Arrow | Three Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Move to the first item | Four finger single-tap on the top half of the screen | Control + Up Arrow | Four Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Move to the last item | Four finger single-tap on the bottom half of the screen | Control + Down Arrow | Four Finger Gesture | Quick Nav |
| Turn on VoiceOver Help | Four finger double tap | VO + K | Four Finger Gesture | |
| Turn off VoiceOver Help | Four finger double tap OR two finger scrub | Escape | Four Finger Gesture | |
| Select the previous/ next Rotor item | Single finger flick up and down | VO + Up Arrow / Down Arrow | Rotor | |
| Select the previous/ next Rotor item | Single finger flick up and down | Up Arrow / Down Arrow | Rotor | Quick Nav |
| Select the previous/ next Rotor item | Single finger flick up and down | VO + Command + Left Arrow/ Down Arrow | Rotor | |
| Adjust the rotor | The rotor gesture | Left Arrow + Up Arrow / Up Arrow + Right Arrow | Rotor | Quick Nav |
| Switch between open apps | Command + Tab | Keyboard Only | ||
| Move to status bar | VO + M | Keyboard Only | ||
| Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard | VO + Shift + C | Keyboard Only | ||
| Search for text | VO + F | Keyboard Only | ||
| Open Notification Center | fn + VO + Up Arrow | Keyboard Only | ||
| Open Control Center | fn + VO + Down Arrow | Keyboard Only | ||
| Turn Quick Navigation on | Left Arrow + Right Arrow | Keyboard Only | ||
| Turn Single Letter Quick Navigation on | VO + Q | Keyboard Only | ||
| Navigate through headings | H | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through links | L | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through text fields | R | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through buttons | B | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through form controls | C | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through images | I | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through tables | T | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through static text | S | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through ARIA landmarks | W | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through lists | X | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through items of the same type | M | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 1 headings | 1 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 2 headings | 2 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 3 headings | 3 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 4 headings | 4 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 5 headings | 5 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Navigate through level 6 headings | 6 | Keyboard Only | Single Letter Quick Nav | |
| Move by character | Left Arrow / Right Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Move by line | Up Arrow / Down Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Go to the beginning/ end of line | Command + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Go to the beginning/ end of paragraph | Option + Left Arrow/ Right Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Go to the previous/ next paragraph | Option + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Go to the top or bottom of the text field | Command + Up Arrow/ Down Arrow | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Select all text | Command + A | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Copy | Command + C | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Cut | Command + X | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Paste | Command + V | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Undo | Command + Z | Keyboard Only | Text Edit | |
| Open keyboard hints | Command | Keyboard Only |
