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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Appendix A: Character Code Tables
International characters
Country 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E
0
USA # $ @ [
\
] ^ ` { ¦ } ~
1
France # $ à ° Ç § ^ ` é ù é ø
2
Germany # $ § Ä Ö Ü ^ ` ä ö ü ß
3
UK £ $ @ [
\
] ^ ` { ¦ } ~
4
Denmark I # $ @ Æ Ø Å ^ ` æ ø å ~
5
Sweden # ¤ É Ä Ö Å Ü é ä ö å ü
6
Italy # $ @ °
\
é ^ ù à ò è ì
7
Spain I ₧ $ @ ¡ Ñ ¿ ^ ` ø ñ } ~
8
Japan # $ @ [ ¥ ] ^ ` { ¦ } ~
9
Norway # ¤ É Æ Ø Å Ü é æ ø å ü
10
Denmark II # $ É Æ Ø Å Ü é æ ø å ü
11
Spain II # $ á ¡ Ñ ¿ é ` í ñ ó ú
12
Latin America # $ á ¡ Ñ ¿ é ü í ñ ó ú
13
Korea # $ @ [ W ] ^ ` { ¦ } ~
64
Legal # $ § ° ' " ¶ ` © ® † ™
Precautions for selecting the international character sets listed above
When character code 0x7C (“ø”) for Denmark, Norway or Denmark II is selected, it becomes a space if the
proportional pitch is applied.