ESC/ P Command Reference

ESC/P Command Reference
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3. ESC/P Command Limitations
3.2 Characters
This system uses single-byte character codes and is installed with 6 bitmap fonts (Letter Gothic Bold, Helsinki,
Gothic, Brussels, San Diego and Brougham) 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 Brougham.
The font that is better with a proportional pitch are: Brussels, Helsinki and Gothic San Diego.
Each bitmap font has three sizes or four sizes: 16 dots, 24 dots, 32 dots and 48 dots.
Please refer to section Appendix B:Specifications.
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.
Full size
Double width
Double height
Quadruple size
Half width
Double height
and half width
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.
Nominal (dots)
16
24
32
48
Height (dots)
15
21
28
44
Width (dots)
8
10
14
44
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.