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ESC – Apply/cancel underlining, Underline, Underline Position

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ESC/P Command Reference ESC - Apply/cancel underlining ASCII: ESC - n Hexadecimal: 1B 2D n Parameters n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 48 ("0"), 49 ("1"), 50 ("2"), 51 ("3"), 52 ("4") Description  Applies or cancels underlining. n=4 or 52 ("4"): Applies underlining with a width of 4 dots. n=3 or 51 ("3"): Applies underlining with a width of 3 dots. n=2 or 50 ("2"): Applies underlining with a width of 2 dots. n=1 or 49 ("1"): Applies underlining with a width of 1 dot. n=0 or 48 ("0"): Cancels underlining.  This command is valid anywhere in a text line.  The underlining specified with this command is a continuous line.  Spaces between characters and words are also underlined.  Areas with the "specify absolute horizontal position" (ESC $) and "specify relative horizontal position" (ESC \) commands are not underlined.  4 dots is added to the line feed amount for lines that include underlined characters.  The underline is positioned as follows: Underline Underline Position 1 dot wide 2 dots below the characters 2 dots wide Between 2 dots and 3 dots below the characters 3 dots wide Between 1 dot and 3 dots below the characters 4 dots wide Between 1 dot and 4 dots below the characters ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE (1-dot width) (3-dot width) Example Code: ABC ESC - 1 ABC ESC - 0 ABC FF Print result: ABCABCABC - 36 - 5. Control Command Details

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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC –
Apply/cancel underlining
ASCII:
ESC
-
n
Hexadecimal: 1B
2D
n
Parameters
n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 48 (“0”), 49 (“1”), 50 (“2”), 51 (“3”), 52 (“4”)
Description
Applies or cancels underlining.
n=4 or 52 (“4”): Applies underlining with a width of 4 dots.
n=3 or 51 (“3”): Applies underlining with a width of 3 dots.
n=2 or 50 (“2”): Applies underlining with a width of 2 dots.
n=1 or 49 (“1”): Applies underlining with a width of 1 dot.
n=0 or 48 (“0”): Cancels underlining.
This command is valid anywhere in a text line.
The underlining specified with this command is a continuous line.
Spaces between characters and words are also underlined.
Areas with the “specify absolute horizontal position” (ESC $) and “specify relative horizontal position”
(ESC \) commands are not underlined.
4 dots is added to the line feed amount for lines that include underlined characters.
The underline is positioned as follows:
Underline
Underline Position
1 dot wide
2 dots below the characters
2 dots wide
Between 2 dots and 3 dots below the characters
3 dots wide
Between 1 dot and 3 dots below the characters
4 dots wide
Between 1 dot and 4 dots below the characters
ABCDE
ABCDE
ABCDE
(1-dot width)
(3-dot width)
Example
Code:
ABC ESC - 1 ABC ESC - 0 ABC FF
Print result: ABCABCABC