ESC/ P Command Reference

5. Character selection comm

ands

Command Code Function

ESC k n 1Bh 6Bh nnh Select font

ESC P 1Bh 50h Specify 10 cpi

ESC M

1Bh 4Dh

Specify 12 cpi

ESC g 1Bh 67h Specify 15 cpi

ESC p n 1Bh 70h nnh Apply/cancel proportional characters

ESC S n 1Bh 53h nnh Apply superscript/subscript

ESC T 1Bh 54h Cancel superscript/subscript

ESC t n 1Bh 74h nnh Select character code table

ESC R n 1Bh 52h nnh Select international character set

6. Character style commands

Command Code Function

ESC x n 1Bh 78h nnh Select text quality

SI, ESC SI 0Fh, 1Bh 0Fh Specify reduced characters

DC2

12h

Cancel reduced characters

SO, ESC SO 0Eh, 1Bh 0Eh

Specify auto-cancelling double-width

characters

DC4 14h Cancel auto-cancelling double-width characters

ESC W n 1Bh 57h nnh Specify/cancel double-width characters

ESC w n 1Bh 77h nnh Specify/cancel double-height characters

ESC E 1Bh 45h Apply bold style

ESC F 1Bh 46h Cancel bold style

ESC G 1Bh 47h Apply double-strike printing

ESC H 1Bh 48h Cancel double-strike printing

ESC- n 1Bh 2Dh nnh Apply/cancel underlining

ESC SP n 1Bh 20h nnh Specify character spacing

ESC q n 1Bh 71h nnh Select character style

ESC 4 1Bh 34h Apply italics

ESC 5 1Bh 35h Cancel italics

ESC ! n 1Bh 21h nnh Global formatting

7. Character definition commands

Command Code Function

ESC & 0 n n... 1Bh 26h 00h nnh.... Define download characters

ESC % n 1Bh 25h nnh Apply/cancel download character set

ESC : 0 n 0

1Bh 3Ah 00h nnh 00h

Copy character set

ESC 6 1Bh 36h Cancel upper control codes

ESC 7 1Bh 37h Apply upper control codes