ESC/ P Command Reference

ESC/P Command Reference
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Introduction
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 ...............................................................25
5.2 Text printing commands ........................................................................................26
ESC 4 Apply italic style ..............................................................................26
ESC 5 Cancel italic style ............................................................................26
ESC E Apply bold style ...............................................................................27
ESC F Cancel bold style .............................................................................27
ESC G Apply double-strike printing.............................................................28
ESC H Cancel double-strike printing ..........................................................28
ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi) ..................................................................29
ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi) ..................................................................31
ESC g Apply micron pitch (15 cpi)..............................................................32
ESC p Specify proportional characters ......................................................33
ESC W Specify double-width characters .....................................................33
SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ..................................34
ESC SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ..................................34
SI Specify compressed characters ......................................................35
ESC SI Specify compressed characters ......................................................35
DC2 Cancel compressed characters ......................................................36
DC4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters .............................36
ESC – Apply/cancel underlining .................................................................37
ESC ! Global formatting .............................................................................38
ESC SP Specify character spacing ...............................................................39
ESC X Specify character size .....................................................................40
5.3 Line feed commands .............................................................................................41
ESC 0 Specify line feed of 1/8 inch ............................................................41
ESC 2 Specify line feed of 1/6 inch ............................................................41
ESC 3 Specify minimum line feed ..............................................................42
ESC A Specify line feed of n/60 inch ..........................................................42
5.4 Horizontal movement commands..........................................................................43
ESC l Specify left margin ..........................................................................43
ESC Q Specify right margin ........................................................................45