ESC/ P Legacy Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- ESC/P Legacy Command Reference
- IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
- Contents
- Introduction
- What is ESC/P?
- 1. Using ESC/P Legacy Commands
- 2. Examples of Using ESC/P Legacy Commands
- 3. ESC/P Legacy Command Limitations
- 4. Control Code List
- 5. Control Command Details
- 5.1 Paper feed commands
- 5.2 Print area setting commands
- 5.3 Tab setting commands
- 5.4 Print position setting commands
- 5.5 Character selection commands
- 5.6 Character style commands
- ESC x Select text quality
- SI, ESC SI Specify reduced characters
- DC2 Cancel reduced characters
- SO, ESC SO Specify auto-canceling double-width characters
- DC4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters
- ESC W Specify/cancel double-width characters
- ESC w Specify/cancel double-height characters
- ESC E Apply bold style
- ESC F Cancel bold style
- ESC G Apply double-strike printing
- ESC H Cancel double-strike printing
- ESC – Apply/cancel underlining
- ESC SP Specify character spacing
- ESC q Select character style
- ESC 4 Apply italic
- ESC 5 Cancel italic
- ESC ! Global formatting
- 5.7 Character definition commands
- 5.8 Supplemental function commands
- 5.9 Others
- 5.10 Advanced commands
- Appendix A: Character Code Tables
- Appendix B: Introducing the Brother Developer Center
- brother US ENG
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3. ESC/P Legacy Command Limitations
300 dpi (300 × 300) print area (dots)
A4 Letter Legal Any
Paper width 2480 2550 2550 2480 ~ 2550
Paper length 3507 3300 4200 300 ~ 6700
Top margin 30 30 30 30
Bottom margin
3330 3230 4130 230 ~ 6630
Left margin 40 43 43 43
Right margin 2440 2507 2507 2507
Page width 2400 2464 2464 2464
Page length 3300 3200 4100 200 ~ 6600
203 dpi (203 × 200) print area (dots)
A4 Letter Legal Any
Paper width 1680 1727 1727 1680 ~ 1727
Paper length 2338 2200 2800 200 ~ 4467
Top margin 20 20 20 20
Bottom margin
2220 2153 2753 153 ~ 4420
Left margin 27 34 34 34
Right margin 1651 1693 1693 1693
Page width 1624 1632 1632 1632
Page length 2200 2133 2733 133 ~ 4400
[Limitations]
・ Bit image data that extends out of the print area is discarded and not printed. The limitations of the
right margin are not applied to bit images.
・ Character codes that extend past the right margin are printed on the next line as a result of an
overflow line feed.