Brother International TD-2020 ESC/ P Command Reference - Page 29

ESC k Select font, Bitmap Fonts, Outline Fonts

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ESC/P Command Reference ESC k Select font ASCII: ESC k n Decimal: 27 107 n Hexadecimal: 1B 6B n Parameters 0≤n≤4, 9≤n≤11 Description  Selects the font. Bitmap Fonts Outline Fonts n=0 Gothic (proportional pitch) n=8 Gothic (proportional pitch) n=1 Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch) n=9 Letter Gothic (fixed pitch) n=2 Reserved n=10 Brussels (proportional pitch) n=3 Helsinki (proportional pitch) n=11 Helsinki (proportional pitch) n=4 Reserved  The default value is n=1 (Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)).  If the font is changed from a bitmap font to outline font, the character size is changed to the default setting (28 dots).  If the font is changed from an outline font to bitmap font, the character size is changed to default setting (24 dots).  For using characters from 0x80 to 0xFF in Japanese character code set, a font has to be specified as Gothic. - 23 - 5. Control Command Details

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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC k
Select font
ASCII:
ESC
k
n
Decimal:
27
107
n
Hexadecimal: 1B
6B
n
Parameters
0
n
4, 9
n
11
Description
Selects the font.
Bitmap Fonts
Outline Fonts
n=0
Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=8
Gothic (proportional pitch)
n=1
Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)
n=9
Letter Gothic (fixed pitch)
n=2
Reserved
n=10
Brussels (proportional pitch)
n=3
Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=11
Helsinki (proportional pitch)
n=4
Reserved
The default value is n=1 (Letter Gothic Bold (fixed pitch)).
If the font is changed from a bitmap font to outline font, the character size is changed to the default setting
(28 dots).
If the font is changed from an outline font to bitmap font, the character size is changed to default setting
(24 dots).
For using characters from 0x80 to 0xFF in Japanese character code set, a font has to be specified as
Gothic.