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ESC/P Command Reference ESC (C Specify page length ASCII: ESC ( C nL nH mL mH Hexadecimal: 1B 28 43 nL nH mL mH Parameters nL=2, nH=0 0≤（mL+mH*256）

Section	Page
ESC/P Brother Command Reference	1
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY	3
Note	3
Condition of Use	3
No Warranty	3
Contents	4
Introduction	7
What is ESC/P?	8
1. Using ESC/P Brother Commands	9
2. Examples of Using ESC/P Brother Commands	11
3. ESC/P Command Limitations	17
3.1 Print area	17
3.2 Characters	18
3.2.1 Character sizes	18
3.2.2 Character pitches	19
3.3 Print position	20
3.3.1 Characters	20
3.3.2 Bitmaps, barcodes and downloaded images	20
3.4 Line feed amount	21
4. Control Code List	22
5. Control Command Details	26
5.1 Character/style selection commands	26
ESC R Select international character set	26
ESC q Select character style	27
ESC k Select font	28
ESC t Select character code set	30
5.2 Text printing commands	31
ESC 4 Apply italic style	31
ESC 5 Cancel italic style	31
ESC E Apply bold style	32
ESC F Cancel bold style	32
ESC G Apply double-strike printing	33
ESC H Cancel double-strike printing	33
ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi)	34
ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi)	36
ESC g Apply micron pitch (15 cpi)	37
ESC p Specify proportional characters	38
ESC W Specify double-width characters	38
SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters	39
ESC SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters	39
SI Specify compressed characters	40
ESC SI Specify compressed characters	40
DC2 Cancel compressed characters	41
DC4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters	41
ESC – Apply/cancel underlining	42
ESC ! Global formatting	43
ESC SP Specify character spacing	44
ESC X Specify character size	45
5.3 Line feed commands	46
ESC 0 Specify line feed of 1/8 inch	46
ESC 2 Specify line feed of 1/6 inch	46
ESC 3 Specify minimum line feed	47
ESC A Specify line feed of n/60 inch	47
5.4 Horizontal movement commands	48
ESC l Specify left margin	48
ESC Q Specify right margin	50
CR Carriage return	51
ESC D Specify horizontal tab position	52
HT Perform horizontal tab	53
ESC $ Specify absolute horizontal position	54
ESC \\ Specify relative horizontal position	54
ESC a Specify alignment	55
5.5 Vertical movement commands	56
LF Line feed	56
FF Page feed	56
ESC J Forward paper feed	57
ESC B Specify vertical tab position	58
VT Perform vertical tab	59
ESC (V Specify absolute vertical position	60
ESC (v Specify relative vertical position	61
5.6 Paper formatting commands	62
ESC (c Specify page format	62
ESC (C Specify page length	63
5.7 Printer control commands	64
ESC @ Initialize	64
ESC i U x Reboot	65
5.8 Graphics commands	66
ESC * Select bit image <for 203dpi printers>	66
ESC K 8-dot single-density bit image	76
ESC L 8-dot double-density bit image	76
ESC Y 8-dot double-speed double-density bit image	77
ESC Z 8-dot quadruple-density bit image	77
5.9 Advanced commands	78
ESC i B Barcode	78
ESC i Q 2D barcode (QR Code)	83
ESC i P QR Code version	86
ESC i V 2D barcode (PDF417)	87
ESC i D 2D barcode (DataMatrix)	90
ESC i M 2D barcode (MaxiCode)	93
ESC i J 2D barcode (Aztec)	95
ESC i G Specify font	97
ESC i F P Print downloaded data	98
ESC i a Switch command mode	102
ESC i S Status information request	103
ESC i L Specify landscape orientation	106
5.10 Advanced static commands	107
ESC iXQ2 Select default character style	107
ESC iXQ1 Retrieve default character style	107
ESC iXk2 Select default font	108
ESC iXk1 Retrieve default font	109
ESC iXX2 Specify default character size	110
ESC iXX1 Retrieve default character size	110
ESC iX32 Specify default line feed	111
ESC iX31 Retrieve default line feed	111
ESC iXA2 Select default alignment	112
ESC iXA1 Retrieve default alignment	112
ESC iX(2 Specify default page length	113
ESC iX(1 Retrieve default page length	113
ESC iXL2 Select default landscape orientation	114
ESC iXL1 Retrieve default landscape orientation	114
ESC iXj2 Select default international character set	115
ESC iXj1 Retrieve default international character set	116
ESC iXm2 Select default character code set	117
ESC iXm1 Retrieve default character code set	117
ESC iXE2 Specify barcode margin setting	118
ESC iXE1 Retrieve barcode margin setting	118
ESC iX_2 (00h) Specify line print setting	119
ESC iX_1 (00h) Retrieve line print setting	119
ESC iX_2 (01h) Specify line print timeout setting	120
ESC iX_1 (01h) Retrieve line print timeout setting	120
Appendix A: Specifications	121
Appendix B: Character Code Tables	122
Character code tables	122
International character set table	127
Appendix C: Introducing the Brother Developer Center	128

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5. Control Command Details

ESC (C

Specify page length

ASCII:

ESC

(

Hexadecimal: 1B

Parameters

nL=2, nH=0

≤

（

mL+mH*256

）

<20300(for 203dpi printers)

≤

（

mL+mH*256

）

<30000 (for 300dpi printers)

Description



Specifies the page length.

* A page length 0 indicates the Auto setting.



The unit is 1 dot.

Page length=mL+mH*256



The current paper position is the TOF.



The top and bottom margins are canceled with ESC ( c.



All previously entered text is cleared.



A standard unit is not used.



This command is available only with continuous length tape.

Inch, mm, and dot conversion table

inch

Number of dots

(203dpi)

Number of dots

(300dpi)

0.0

25.4

203

300

50.8

406

600

76.2

609

900

101.6

812

1200

127.0

1015

1500

152.4

1218

1800

177.8

1421

2100

203.2

1624

2400

228.6

1827

2700

254.0

2030

3000

279.4

2233

3300

304.8

2436

3600

330.2

2639

3900

355.6

2842

4200

381.0

3045

4500

406.4

3248

4800

431.8

3451

5100

457.2

3654

5400

482.6

3857

5700

508.0

4060

6000