ESC/ P Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- Control code list
- Print area
- Characters
- Print position
- Line feed amount
- Document creation flow
- Control command details
- Character/style selection commands
- Text printing commands
- ESC 4 Apply italic style
- ESC 5 Cancel italic style
- ESC E Apply bold style
- ESC F Cancel bold style
- ESC G Apply double-strike printing
- ESC H Cancel double-strike printing
- ESC W Specify double-width characters
- SI Specify compressed characters
- ESC SI Specify compressed characters
- DC2 Cancel compressed characters
- ESC - Apply/cancel underlining
- ESC ! Global formatting
- ESC X Specify character size
- ESC i f Apply/cancel a frame (global)
- CAN Clear text
- DEL Delete one character
- ESC CR Not available
- Line feed commands
- Horizontal movement commands
- Vertical movement commands
- Paper formatting
- Printer control commands
- Graphics commands
- Kanji commands
- Advanced commands
- ESC i B Bar code
- ESC i Q 2D bar code (QR Code)
- ESC i P Specify QR Code version
- ESC i V 2D bar code (PDF417)
- ESC i D 2D bar code (DataMatrix)
- ESC i M 2D bar code (MaxiCode)
- ESC i F Print transferred data
- ESC i a Switch command mode
- ESC i S Request printer status
- ESC i L Apply/cancel rotated printing
- ESC i C Specify cut setting
- ESC i U B Specify baud rate
- ESC i U b Specify bit length
- ESC i U P Specify parity setting
- ESC i U C Specify busy control
- Character code
- BROTHER PT-9800PCN/9700PC ESC/P specifications
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Vertical movement commands
LF Line feed
[ASCII] LF
[Decimal] 10
[Hexadecimal] 0A
[Parameters] None
[Description]
・Performs the same line feed operation as CR.
・A carriage return command immediately after a line feed is ignored.
FF Page feed
[ASCII] FF
[Decimal] 12
[Hexadecimal] 0C
[Parameters] None
[Description]
・Starts printing.
・Clears the text, image data and bar codes after printing.
・If the data does not fit within the printable height of the tape, the data is divided and
printed onto multiple pages.
・If the length of the print data exceeds 1 meter, the LED lights up to indicate that an error
has occurred.
ESC J Forward paper feed
[ASCII] ESC J n
[Decimal] 27 74 n
[Hexadecimal] 1B 4A n
[Parameters] 0≤n≤255
[Description]
・Finishes input of the current line, then moves the vertical print position forward by n/180
inch.
・If n is less than 24, the feed amount is 24/180 inch (approximately 0.34 cm).