Voiceover iPhone keyboard commands

Additionally, you can use VoiceOver Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with various key combinations. VoiceOver Help speaks keys and keyboard commands as you type them, without performing the associated action.
Choose the VoiceOver modifier
The modifier is a key or set of keys you press with one or more other keys to enter VoiceOver commands. You can set the modifier to be the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys pressed at the same time.
1. 
Go to Settings  > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Typing > Modifier Keys.
2. 
Choose the modifier for VoiceOver commands: the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys.
This modifier is abbreviated as “VO” below.
VoiceOver keyboard commands
You can control VoiceOver using key combinations.
(VO = modifier keys)
VoiceOver keyboard commands
Action
Shortcut
Turn on VoiceOver Help
VO-K
Turn off VoiceOver Help
Esc (Escape)
Select the next or previous item
VO-Right Arrow or VO-Left Arrow
Activate the selected item
VO-Space bar
Touch and hold the selected item
VO-Shift-M
Read from the current position
VO-A
Read from the top
VO-B
Pause or resume reading
Control
Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard
VO-Shift-C
Search for text
VO-F
Mute or unmute VoiceOver
VO-S
Go to the Home Screen
VO-H
Move to the status bar
VO-M
Open the notifications screen
Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Up Arrow
Open Control Center
Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Down Arrow
Open Search
Option-Up Arrow
Open the App Switcher
VO-H-H
Open the Item Chooser
VO-I
Change the label of the selected item
VO-/
Start, stop, or pause an action
VO-Hyphen
Swipe up or down
VO-Up Arrow or VO-Down Arrow
Turn the rotor left or right
VO-Command-Left Arrow or VO-Command-Right Arrow
Adjust the setting specified by the rotor
VO-Command-Up Arrow or VO-Command-Down Arrow
Turn the screen curtain on or off
VO-Fn-Hyphen (or VO-Globe key-Hyphen, depending on your keyboard)
Return to the previous screen
Esc
Quick Nav using the arrow keys
Turn on Quick Nav to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys.
Quick Nav using the arrow keys
Action
Shortcut
Turn Quick Nav on or off
Left Arrow-Right Arrow
Select the next or previous item
Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Select the next or previous item specified by the rotor
Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Select the first or last item
Control-Up Arrow or Control-Down Arrow
Tap an item
Up Arrow-Down Arrow
Scroll up, down, left, or right
Option-Up Arrow, Option-Down Arrow, Option-Left Arrow, or Option-Right Arrow
Adjust the rotor
Up Arrow-Left Arrow or Up Arrow-Right Arrow
Single-key Quick Nav for web browsing
To navigate a webpage quickly, turn on Quick Nav (VO-Q), then press keys on the keyboard to navigate to specific item types, such as headings or links. To move to the previous item, hold the Shift key as you press a key for the item type.
Single-key Quick Nav for web browsing
Item type
Shortcut
Heading
H
Link
L
Text field
R
Button
B
Form control
C
Image
I
Table
T
Static text
S
ARIA landmark
W
List
X
Item of the same type
M
Level 1 heading
1
Level 2 heading
2
Level 3 heading
3
Level 4 heading
4
Level 5 heading
5
Level 6 heading
6
Text editing
Use these commands (with Quick Nav turned off) to work with text. VoiceOver reads the text as you move the insertion point.
Keyboard shortcuts for text editing
Action
Shortcut
Go forward or back one character
Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Go forward or back one word
Option-Right Arrow or Option-Left Arrow
Go up or down one line
Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Go to the beginning or end of the line
Command-Left Arrow or Command-Down Arrow
Go to the beginning or end of the paragraph
Option-Up Arrow or Option-Down Arrow
Go to the previous or next paragraph
Option-Up Arrow or Option-Down Arrow
Go to the top or bottom of the text field
Command-Up Arrow or Command-Down Arrow
Select text as you move
Shift + any of the insertion point movement commands above
Select all text
Command-A
Copy, cut, or paste the selected text
Command-C, Command-X, or Command-V
Undo or redo last change
Command-Z or Shift-Command-Z
See also