Brother RJ-3050, RJ-3150 Software Developer's Manual ESC/P Command Reference
Software Developer's Manual
ESC/P Command Reference
RJ-3050/3150
Version 1.00
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ESC/P Command Reference
Contents
Introduction ······················································································· 1
What is ESC/P? ··················································································· 2
1. Using ESC/P Commands ·································································· 3
2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands ················································ 5
3. ESC/P Command Limitations ··························································· 11
3.1 Print area ............................................................................................................. 11
3.2 Characters ........................................................................................................... 13
3.2.1 Character sizes......................................................................................... 13
3.2.2 Character pitches ..................................................................................... 14
3.3 Print position ........................................................................................................ 15
3.3.1 Characters ................................................................................................ 15
3.3.2 Bitmaps, barcodes and downloaded images ............................................ 15
3.4 Line feed amount ................................................................................................. 16
4. Control Code List ·········································································· 17
5. Control Command Details ······························································· 21
5.1 Character/style selection commands ................................................................... 21
ESC R Select international character set .................................................. 21
ESC q Select character style .................................................................... 22
ESC k Select font ...................................................................................... 23
ESC t Select character code set .............................................................. 24
5.2 Text printing commands ....................................................................................... 25
ESC 4 Apply italic style ............................................................................. 25
ESC 5 Cancel italic style ........................................................................... 25
ESC E Apply bold style ............................................................................. 26
ESC F Cancel bold style ........................................................................... 26
ESC G Apply double-strike printing ........................................................... 27
ESC H Cancel double-strike printing ......................................................... 27
ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi) ................................................................. 28
ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi) ................................................................. 29
ESC g Apply micron pitch (15 cpi) ............................................................ 30
ESC p Specify proportional characters ..................................................... 31
ESC W Specify double-width characters .................................................... 31
SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ................................. 32
ESC SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ................................. 32
SI Specify compressed characters ..................................................... 33
ESC SI Specify compressed characters ..................................................... 33
DC2 Cancel compressed characters ..................................................... 34
DC 4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters ............................ 34
ESC – Apply/cancel underlining ................................................................ 35
ESC ! Global formatting ........................................................................... 36
ESC SP Specify character spacing .............................................................. 37
ESC X Specify character size .................................................................... 38
5.3 Line feed commands ........................................................................................... 39
ESC 0 Specify line feed of 1/8 inch ........................................................... 39
ESC 2 Specify line feed of 1/6 inch ........................................................... 39
ESC 3 Specify minimum line feed ............................................................. 40
ESC A Specify line feed of n/60 inch ......................................................... 40
5.4 Horizontal movement commands ........................................................................ 41
ESC l Specify left margin ......................................................................... 41
ESC Q Specify right margin ....................................................................... 43
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ESC/P Command Reference
CR Carriage return .............................................................................. 44
ESC D Specify horizontal tab position ....................................................... 45
HT Perform horizontal tab ................................................................... 46
ESC $ Specify absolute horizontal position ............................................... 47
ESC \ Specify relative horizontal position ................................................. 47
ESC a Specify alignment .......................................................................... 48
5.5 Vertical movement commands ............................................................................ 49
LF Line feed ........................................................................................ 49
FF Page feed ...................................................................................... 49
ESC J Forward paper feed ....................................................................... 50
ESC B Specify vertical tab position ........................................................... 51
VT Perform vertical tab ........................................................................ 52
ESC (V Specify absolute vertical position ................................................... 53
ESC (v Specify relative vertical position ..................................................... 54
5.6 Paper formatting commands ............................................................................... 55
ESC (c Specify page format ....................................................................... 55
ESC (C Specify page length ....................................................................... 56
5.7 Printer control commands .................................................................................... 58
ESC @ Initialize .......................................................................................... 58
5.8 Graphics commands............................................................................................ 59
ESC * Select bit image <for 203dpi printers> (RJ-3050/3150) ................. 59
ESC * Select bit image <for 300dpi printers> ........................................... 63
ESC K 8-dot single-density bit image ........................................................ 69
ESC L 8-dot double-density bit image ....................................................... 70
ESC Y 8-dot double-speed double-density bit image ................................ 71
ESC Z 8-dot quadruple-density bit image ................................................. 71
5.9 Advanced commands .......................................................................................... 72
ESC i B Barcode ......................................................................................... 72
ESC i Q 2D barcode (QR Code) .................................................................. 76
ESC i P QR Code version ........................................................................... 79
ESC i V 2D barcode (PDF417).................................................................... 80
ESC i D 2D barcode (DataMatrix) ............................................................... 83
ESC i M 2D barcode (MaxiCode) ................................................................. 86
ESC i J 2D barcode (Aztec) ........................................................................ 88
ESC iG Specify font .................................................................................... 90
ESC i F Print downloaded data ................................................................... 91
ESC i a Switch command mode ................................................................. 95
ESC i S Status information request ............................................................. 96
ESC i L Specify landscape orientation ........................................................ 98
ESC i C Specify cutting ............................................................................... 99
5.10 Advanced static commands ............................................................................. 100
ESC iXQ2 Select default character style ....................................................... 100
ESC iXQ1 Retrieve default character style ................................................... 101
ESC iXk2 Select default font ........................................................................ 102
ESC iXk1 Retrieve default font..................................................................... 103
ESC iXX2 Specify default character size ...................................................... 104
ESC iXX1 Retrieve default character size .................................................... 105
ESC iX32 Specify default line feed ............................................................... 105
ESC iX31 Retrieve default line feed ............................................................. 106
ESC iXA2 Select default alignment .............................................................. 106
ESC iXA1 Retrieve default alignment ........................................................... 107
ESC iX(2 Specify default page length .......................................................... 108
ESC iX(1 Retrieve default page length ........................................................ 108
ESC iXL2 Select default landscape orientation ............................................ 109
ESC iXL1 Retrieve default landscape orientation ......................................... 109
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ESC iXj2 Select default international character set ..................................... 110
ESC iXj1 Retrieve default international character set ................................. 111
ESC iXm2 Select default character code set ................................................ 112
ESC iXm1 Retrieve default character code set ............................................. 112
ESC iXd2 Specify recovery setting ............................................................... 113
ESC iXd1 Retrieve recovery setting ............................................................. 113
ESC iXE2 Specify barcode margin setting .................................................... 114
ESC iXE1 Retrieve barcode margin setting .................................................. 114
ESC iX-2 Specify line print setting ............................................................... 115
ESC iX-1 Retrieve line print setting ............................................................. 115
ESC iX-2 Specify line print timeout setting .................................................. 116
ESC iX-1 Retrieve line print timeout setting ................................................ 116
Appendix A: Character Code Tables ··················································· 117
Character code tables ............................................................................................. 117
International character set table .............................................................................. 121
Appendix B: Introducing the Brother Developer Center ························ 122
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ESC/P Command Reference
Introduction
This material provides the necessary information for directly controlling RJ-3XXX.
This information is provided assuming that the user has full understanding of the operating system being used
and basic mastery of communication interfaces in a developer's environment.
Read the model names that appear in the screens in this manual as the name of your printer.
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provided in this material, affecting software, data or hardware, including the RJ-3XXX, and any problems
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This material shall not be reproduced, in part or in full, without prior approval. In addition, this material shall
not be used as evidence in a lawsuit or dispute in a way that is unfavorable towards our company.
These ESC/P commands have been adapted specifically for this company.
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ESC/P Command Reference
What is ESC/P?
ESC/P is one type of control codes used for printers. With the codes introduced in this document, various
labels can be created and printed. In this document, ESC/P codes are provided as both ASCII and binary
codes.
When sending codes to the printer, make sure that the binary codes are used, otherwise the printer cannot
parse the codes.
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What is ESC/P?
(1) Start ESC/P
1. Switch the command mode.
2. Initialize
- Switch command mode (ESC i a 0) Note: ESC/P mode
- Initialize (ESC @)
(2) Format settings
1. Select the orientation.
- Specify landscape orientation (ESC i L)
2. Specify the page size.
- Specify page length (ESC ( C)
3. Specify print area.
- Specify page format (ESC ( c)
- Specify left/right margins (ESC I, ESC Q)
4. Specify the line feed amount.
- Specify line feed amount (ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC 3, ESC A)
5. Specify tab positions.
- Specify horizontal tab position (ESC D)
- Specify vertical tab position (ESC B)
(3) Print operations
1. Specify the print position.
- Specify the vertical position (ESC ( v, ESC ( V, VT, ESC J)
- Specify the horizontal position (ESC $, ESC \, HT, ESC a)
2. Transfer the print data
(one line).
- Transfer necessary text operation codes (see (4)), bit images,
barcodes, and downloaded data (see (5))
3. End of the line.
- Feed the paper (CR, LF)
4. Repeat 1–3 above.
5. End of the page.
- Specify cutting (ESC i C)
- Feed the page (FF)
6. Repeat 1–5 above.
7. End of the document.
1. Using ESC/P Commands
Below is a description of the flow for creating documents.
Also refer to “2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands”.
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1. Using ESC/P Commands
ESC/P Command Reference
(4) Text operations
1. Specify the character set.
- Select font (ESC k)
- Select character code (ESC t)
- Select international character set (ESC R)
- Specify character size (ESC X)
- Specify the character spacing (ESC P, ESC M, ESC SP)
2. Specify the character style.
- Specify character style
(ESC 4, ESC 5, ESC E, ESC F, ESC G, ESC H, ESC W, SO,
ESC SO, SI, ESC SI, DC2, DC4, ESC -, ESC !)
3. Specify character codes.
Repeat 1–3 above as necessary.
(5) Bit images, barcodes, and
image data
1. Specify bit images.
- (ESC *, ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y, ESC Z)
2. Specify barcodes.
- (ESC i B)
3. Specify 2D barcodes.
- (ESC i Q, ESC i V, ESC i D, ESC i M, ESC i J)
4. Print the downloaded data
- (ESC i F)
An image data has to be transferred and registered to the printer
first.
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1. Using ESC/P Commands
1) Register a media to be used.
2) Specify ESC/P command mode.
Register a media with the Custom Label tool.
Note: The media size to be used is also able to be
output and saved as a command file with the Custom
Labe Tool.
Entered Command
ESC i a 00h
2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands
Set Basic setup first.
Basic setup
Basic set up 1: Register a media to be used
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Basic set up 2: Specify ESC/P command mode
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2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands
5 inches
1 inch
1 inch
Step 1:
Landscape
Step 2:
Page length
Step 3:
Horizontal position
Step 4:
Vertical position
Step 5:
Font type: Helsinki
(proportional pitch)
Step 6:
Character size: 100 dots
Entered command
ESC i L 01h
This is the label that will be made.
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In order to make this label, the following six steps are required.
Step 1: Select the landscape orientation.
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2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands
ESC (C Specify page length
ASCII: ESC ( C nL nH mL mH
Decimal: 27 40 67 nL nH mL mH
Hexadecimal: 1B 28 43 nL nH mL mH
Parameters
nL=2, nH=0
0≤（mL+mH*256）<8192(for 203dpi printers)
0≤（mL+mH*256）<12000(for 300dpi printers)
Description
Specifies the page length.
* A page length 0 indicates the Auto setting.
The unit is 1 dot.
Page length=mL+mH*256
The current paper position is the TOF.
The top and bottom margins are canceled with ESC ( c.
All previously entered text is cleared.
A standard unit is not used.
This command is available only with continuous length tape.
5inches
*The page length does not include the margins.
For the margins, subtract 6 mm (48 dots) from the page length.
nL
nH
mL
mH
ESC ( C 02h 00h F7h 03h
Entered command
5 inches=1015 dots
1015 dots–48 dots=967 dots
Page length=mL+mH*256=967
3
03h
247
F7h
Example: A case 203dpi printer is used
1 inch
1 inch=203 dots
Horizontal position=n1+n2*256=203
ESC $ CBh 00h
nL
nH
Entered command
= =
203
CBh
0
00h
= =
Example: A case 203dpi printer is used
Step 2: Specify the page length.
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Step 3: Specify the horizontal position.
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1 inch
1 inch=203 dots
Vertical position=n1+n2*256=203
109
CBh
0
00h
ESC ( V 02h 00h CBh 00h
nL
nH
mL
mH
Entered command
Example: A case 203dpi printer is used
ESC k Select font
ASCII: ESC k n
Decimal: 27 107 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 6B n
Parameters
0≤n≤4, 9≤n≤11
Description
Selects the font.
Bitmap Fonts
Outline Fonts
n=0 Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=8 Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=1 Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)
n=9 Letter Gothic (fixed pitch)
n=2 Reserved
n=10 Brussels (proportional pitch)
n=3 Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=11 Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=4 Reserved
The default value is n=1 (Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)).
If the font is changed from a bitmap font to outline font, the character size is changed to the default setting
(28 dots).
If the font is changed from an outline font to bitmap font, the character size is changed to default setting
(24 dots).
Entered command
ESC k L 0Bh
n
n=11=0Bh
Font type: Helsinki
(proportional pitch)
Step 4: Specify the vertical position.
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Step 5: Select the font type.
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Character size=n1+n2*256=100 dots
ESC X 00h 64h 00h
m
nL
nH
Entered command
100
64h
0
00h
Character size: 100 dots
Example: A case 203dpi printer is used
Step 6: Specify the character size.
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2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands
ESC i a 00h
ESC @
ESC i L 01h
ESC ( C 02h 00h F7h 03h
ESC $ CBh 00h
ESC ( V 02h 00h CBh 00h
ESC k 0Bh
ESC X 00h 64h 00h
At your side
FF
Select ESC/P mode
Binary command: 1B 69 61 00
Initialize ESC/P mode
Binary command: 1B 40
6 steps explained above
Print start command
Binary command: 0C
Text to be print
Binary command: 41 74 20 79 6F 75
72 20 73 69 64 65
All commands together will make the example label shown below.
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However, these commands should be converted to binary data before sent to the printer, as shown below.
Here is the captured converted binary data.
When the printer receives above binary commands, the label shown below is printed.
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ESC/P Command Reference
Unprintable area
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Top margin position
(TOF position)
Bottom margin
Unprinted area
Print area
Unprintable area
3. ESC/P Command Limitations
3.1 Print area
The printing media are die-cut labels and continuous length tape.
The area that can physically be printed on depends on the size and type of the print media.
Die-cut labels
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Printable area
Left margin
Right margin
Length of printable area
Bottom margin
Top margin
Label length
Label width
Height of
printable area
Label
spacing
Thermal head
Print area
* To specify media settings, use the Custom Label Tool.
Note: The maximum length of printable area is 1m when a continuous label is used.
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3. ESC/P Command Limitations
ESC/P Command Reference
Full size
Double width
Double height
Quadruple size
Half width
Double height
and half width
Nominal (dots)
16
24
32
Height (dots)
15
21
28
Width (dots)
8
10
14
3.2 Characters
This system uses single-byte character codes and is installed with 3 bitmap fonts (Letter Gothic Bold, Helsinki
and Gothic) and 4 outline fonts (Letter Gothic, Brussels, Helsinki and Gothic).
Fixed pitch or proportional pitch can be specified for any of the fonts.
However, there are fonts that are better with a fixed pitch and fonts that are better with a proportional pitch.
The fonts that are better with a fixed pitch are: Letter Gothic and Letter Gothic Bold.
The font that is better with a proportional pitch are: Brussels, Helsinki and Gothic.
Each bitmap font has three sizes: 16 dots, 24 dots, and 32 dots.
3.2.1 Character sizes
Each font is available in full size, compressed size (half width), double width, double height and half width,
double height, and quadruple size.
The actual character size is slightly smaller than the nominal size (the parameter value received with the size
command). This varies depending on the font.
The above example is for Letter Gothic Bold (full size, no character styles applied).
The line-drawing characters (┘└ ┤─ ├ │ ┼ ┬ ┐┌ , etc.) and shaded characters have their own pitch
regardless of the specified font and pitch (proportional or fixed) settings.
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ESC/P Command Reference
Fixed spacing
c
a
b
c
b
a
Fixed spacing
W
Variable spacing
C
I
W
Variable spacing
C
I
W
Variable spacing
C
I
W
Fixed spacing
C
I
Variable spacing
W
Fixed spacing
C I W
C
I
3.2.2 Character pitches
Pitch refers to the spacing between neighboring characters.
When characters are arranged with a fixed pitch, they will be evenly spaced.
If characters extend over several lines, they will align in straight rows.
When characters are arranged with a proportional pitch, the spacing will vary depending on the character.
(For example, “W” is wide but “I” is narrow.)
As a result, the excess space between characters is eliminated and the text appears more compact.
If a fixed pitch is applied to a font that is better with a proportional pitch, all characters are given the same
width as the widest character in the font.
This makes it possible to evenly space the characters of a proportional-pitch font without having to change the
font.
If a proportional pitch is applied to a font that is better with a fixed pitch, all characters are given the same
width, appearing the same as with a fixed pitch.
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ESC/P Command Reference
A
Print position
Baseline position
A
Print position
A
A
Baseline position
3.3 Print position
The print position is the standard position for printing characters, bitmaps, and barcodes.
There is a horizontal print position and vertical print position, which are the reference points for vertical
position movement and horizontal position movement.
3.3.1 Characters
Characters are arranged with their top edges aligned with the print position.
The baseline of each character is the bottom edge of the character, regardless of size, font, etc.
All characters on a single line are printed with a baseline positions that is the same for each character.
If a single line consists of characters with different heights, the characters are aligned with the baseline of
the tallest character on the line.
Underlines are drawn 4 dots below the baseline position.
3.3.2 Bitmaps, barcodes and downloaded images
These types of image data are treated in the same way as characters and are printed with the bottom
edge of the image aligned with the baseline.
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ESC/P Command Reference
Line feed amount
HHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHH
3.4 Line feed amount
The amount of line feed is the amount of vertical movement from the print position of one line to the print
position of the next line.
The line feed amount is specified with ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC A, and ESC 3.
Within a single line of text, the tallest character is determined, and the baseline is moved so that the top
edge of that character is at the vertical print position.
The tallest character within a line becomes the line height.
If characters are underlined, 4 dots are added to the line height.
If the line height is greater than the specified line feed amount, the line height is used as the actual line
feed amount.
In this way, even if the specified line feed amount is small, the upper and lower lines will not overlap.
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ESC/P Command Reference
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC R
1B 52
Select international character set
ESC q
1B 71
Select character style
ESC k
1B 6B
Select font
ESC t
1B 74
Select character code set
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC 4
1B 34
Apply italic style
ESC 5
1B 35
Cancel italic style
ESC E
1B 45
Apply bold style
ESC F
1B 46
Cancel bold style
ESC G
1B 47
Apply double-strike printing
ESC H
1B 48
Cancel double-strike printing
ESC P
1B 50
Apply pica pitch (10 cpi)
ESC M
1B 4D
Apply elite pitch (12 cpi)
ESC q
1B 67
Apply micron pitch (15 cpi)
ESC p
1B 70
Specify proportional characters
ESC W
1B 57
Specify double-width characters
SO
0E
Specify auto-canceling stretched characters
ESC SO
1B 0E
Specify auto-canceling stretched characters
SI
0F
Specify compressed characters
ESC SI
1B 0F
Specify compressed characters
DC2
12
Cancel compressed characters
DC4
14
Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters
ESC -
1B 2D
Apply/cancel underlining
ESC !
1B 21
Global formatting
ESC SP
1B 20
Specify character spacing
ESC X
1B 58
Specify character size
4. Control Code List
Character/style selection commands (Refer to section 5.1 Character/style selection commands.)
Text printing commands (Refer to section 5.2 Text printing commands.)
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4. Control Code List
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC 0
1B 30
Specify line feed of 1/8 inch
ESC 2
1B 32
Specify line feed of 1/6 inch
ESC 3
1B 33
Specify minimum line feed
ESC A
1B 41
Specify line feed of n/60 inch
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC l
1B 6C
Specify left margin
ESC Q
1B 51
Specify right margin
CR
0D
Carriage return
ESC D
1B 44
Specify horizontal tab position
HT
09
Perform horizontal tab
ESC $
1B 24
Specify absolute horizontal position
ESC \
1B 5C
Specify relative horizontal position
ESC a
1B 61
Specify alignment
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
LF
0A
Line feed
FF
0C
Page feed
ESC J
1B 4A
Forward paper feed
ESC B
1B 42
Specify vertical tab position
VT
0B
Perform vertical tab
ESC ( V
1B 28 56
Specify absolute vertical position
ESC ( v
1B 28 76
Specify relative vertical position
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC ( c
1B 28 63
Specify page format
ESC ( C
1B 28 43
Specify page length
Line feed commands (Refer to section 5.3 Line feed commands.)
Horizontal movement commands (Refer to section 5.4 Horizontal movement commands.)
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Vertical movement commands (Refer to section 5.5 Vertical movement commands.)
Paper formatting commands (Refer to section 5.6 Paper formatting commands.)
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4. Control Code List
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC @
1B 40
Initialize (defaults)
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC *
1B 2A
Select bit image.
ESC K
1B 4B
8-dot single-density bit image
ESC L
1B 4C
8-dot double-density bit image
ESC Y
1B 59
8-dot double-speed double-density bit image
ESC Z
1B 5A
8-dot quadruple-density bit image
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC i B
1B 69 42
Barcode
ESC i Q
1B 69 51
2D barcode (QR Code)
ESC i P
1B 69 50
Specify QR Code version
ESC i V
1B 69 56
2D barcode (PDF417)
ESC i D
1B 69 44
2D barcode (DataMatrix)
ESC i M
1B 69 4D
2D barcode (MaxiCode)
ESC i J
1B 69 4A
2D barcode (Aztec)
ESC i G
1B 69 47
Specify font setting
ESC i F
1B 69 46
Print downloaded data
ESC i a
1B 69 61
Switch command mode
ESC i S
1B 69 53
Status information request
ESC i L
1B 69 4C
Specify landscape orientation
ESC i C
1B 69 43
Specify cutting
ESC i H
1B 69 48
Specify recovery setting
Printer control commands (Refer to section 5.7 Printer control commands.)
Graphics commands (Refer to section 5.8 Graphics commands.)
Advanced commands (Refer to section 5.9 Advanced commands.)
ESC/P Command Reference
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4. Control Code List
ASCII Code
Binary Code
Description
ESC iXQ2
1B 69 58 51 32
Select default character style
ESC iXQ1
1B 69 58 51 31
Retrieve default character style
ESC iXk2
1B 69 58 6B 32
Select default font
ESC iXk1
1B 69 58 6B 31
Retrieve default font
ESC iXX2
1B 69 58 58 32
Specify default character size
ESC iXX1
1B 69 58 58 31
Retrieve default character size
ESC iX32
1B 69 58 33 32
Specify default line feed
ESC iX31
1B 69 58 33 31
Retrieve default line feed
ESC iXA2
1B 69 58 41 32
Select default alignment
ESC iXA1
1B 69 58 41 31
Retrieve default alignment
ESC iX(2
1B 69 58 28 32
Specify default page length
ESC iX(1
1B 69 58 28 31
Retrieve default page length
ESC iXL2
1B 69 58 4C 32
Select default landscape orientation
ESC iXL1
1B 69 58 4C 31
Retrieve default landscape orientation
ESC iXj2
1B 69 58 6A 32
Select default international character set
ESC iXj1
1B 69 58 6A 31
Retrieve default international character set
ESC iXm2
1B 69 58 6D 32
Select default character code set
ESC iXm1
1B 69 58 6D 31
Retrieve default character code set
ESC iXd2
1B 69 58 64 32
Specify recovery setting
ESC iXd1
1B 69 58 64 31
Retrieve recovery setting
ESC iXE2
1B 69 58 45 32
Specify barcode margin setting
ESC iXE1
1B 69 58 45 31
Retrieve barcode margin setting
Advanced static commands (Refer to section 5.10 Advanced static commands.)
ESC/P Command Reference
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4. Control Code List
ESC/P Command Reference
n=0:
U.S.A.
n=1:
France
n=2:
Germany
n=3:
U.K.
n=4:
Denmark I
n=5:
Sweden
n=6:
Italy
n=7:
Spain I
n=8:
Japan
n=9:
Norway
n=10:
Denmark II
n=11:
Spain II
n=12:
Latin America
n=13:
South Korea
n=64:
Legal
5. Control Command Details
5.1 Character/style selection commands
ESC R Select international character set
ASCII: ESC R n
Decimal: 27 82 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 52 n
Parameters
0≤n≤13, 64
Description
Selects the character set, and switches some of the character codes in the code table according to the
value of n.
The following 12 codes are switched.
The default setting is n=0 (U.S.A.)
Example
23h, 24h, 40h, 5Bh, 5Ch, 5Dh, 5Eh, 60h, 7Bh, 7Ch, 7Dh, 7Eh
Code: 5Ch ESC R 08h 5Ch FF
Print result: \ ￥
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5. Control Command Details
n=0:
None (normal characters)
n=1:
Outline
n=2:
Shadow
n=3:
Shadow and outline
ABC
ESC q Select character style
ASCII: ESC q n
Decimal: 27 113 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 71 n
Parameters
0≤n≤3
Description
Selects the character style.
ESC/P Command Reference
Example
Code: ABC ESC q 02h ABC ESC q 00h ABC FF
Print result: ABC
ABC
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5. Control Command Details
Bitmap Fonts
Outline Fonts
n=0 Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=8 Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=1 Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)
n=9 Letter Gothic (fixed pitch)
n=2 Reserved
n=10 Brussels (proportional pitch)
n=3 Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=11 Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=4 Reserved
ESC k Select font
ASCII: ESC k n
Decimal: 27 107 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 6B n
Parameters
0≤n≤4, 9≤n≤11
Description
Selects the font.
ESC/P Command Reference
The default value is n=1 (Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)).
If the font is changed from a bitmap font to outline font, the character size is changed to the default setting
(28 dots).
If the font is changed from an outline font to bitmap font, the character size is changed to default setting
(24 dots).
Propotional pitched Gothic is forced to be selected when a character assigned from 0x80 to 0xFF in the
Japanese character code table is used.
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5. Control Command Details
n=0:
Standard character code set
n=1:
Eastern European character code set
n=2:
Western European character code set
n=3:
Reserved
n=4:
Japanese character code set
ESC t Select character code set
ASCII: ESC t n
Decimal: 27 116 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 74 n
Parameters
0≤n≤4
Description
From the three built-in character code sets, selects the character code set used.
ESC/P Command Reference
The default setting is n=0.
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5. Control Command Details
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