ZPL commands

Supported commands

zplkit currently supports 85 of the 176 commands in Zebra's ZPL II Programming Guide. A supported command can be built with zplkit, parse() reads it into a typed node, and the preview draws it if it draws anything. Other commands are kept as they are by parse() and can be added with raw(). Open a row for a summary, or a command's page for its parameters and an example.

Every parameter and edge case is in Zebra's ZPL II Programming Guide.

✓ Supported Partly, see the notes Not yet

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Labels and formats19 of 19 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
^CC Change Caret	Change Caret	✓
~CC Change Caret	Change Caret	✓
^CD Change Delimiter	Change Delimiter	✓
~CD Change Delimiter	Change Delimiter	✓
^CT Change Tilde	Change Tilde	✓
~CT Change Tilde	Change Tilde	✓
^DF Download Format	Download Format	✓
^LH Label Home	Label Home	✓
^LL Label Length	Label Length	✓
^LR Label Reverse Print	Label Reverse Print	✓
^LS Label Shift	Label Shift	✓
^LT Label Top	Label Top	✓
^MU Set Units of MeasurementConverting between resolutions (b and c) isn't applied	Set Units of Measurement	✓	Converting between resolutions (b and c) isn't applied
^PM Printing Mirror Image of Label	Printing Mirror Image of Label	✓
^PO Print Orientation	Print Orientation	✓
^PW Print Width	Print Width	✓
^XA Start Format	Start Format	✓
^XF Recall Format	Recall Format	✓
^XZ End Format	End Format	✓

Fields13 of 14 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
^FC Field Clock (or Real Time Clock)Days and months in English; the renderer's clock option sets the time	Field Clock (or Real Time Clock)	✓	Days and months in English; the renderer's clock option sets the time
^FD Field Data	Field Data	✓
^FM Multiple Field Origin Locations	Multiple Field Origin Locations
^FN Field Number	Field Number	✓
^FO Field Origin	Field Origin	✓
^FP Field Parameter	Field Parameter	✓
^FR Field Reverse Print	Field Reverse Print	✓
^FS Field Separator	Field Separator	✓
^FT Field Typeset	Field Typeset	✓
^FV Field Variable	Field Variable	✓
^FW Field Orientation	Field Orientation	✓
^FX Comment	Comment	✓
^SF Serialization Field (with a standard ^FD String)	Serialization Field (with a standard ^FD String)	✓
^SN Serialization Data	Serialization Data	✓

Text and fonts10 of 14 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
^A Scalable/bitmapped font	Scalable/bitmapped font	✓
^A@ Use font name to call fontNeeds the font file, downloaded in the label or passed to the renderer	Use font name to call font	✓	Needs the font file, downloaded in the label or passed to the renderer
^CF Change Alphanumeric Default Font	Change Alphanumeric Default Font	✓
^CI Change International Font/EncodingUTF-8 (28 to 30) and Latin-1	Change International Font/Encoding		UTF-8 (28 to 30) and Latin-1
^CW Font Identifier	Font Identifier	✓
~DB Download Bitmap Font	Download Bitmap Font
~DE Download Encoding	Download Encoding
~DS Download Intellifont (Scalable Font)	Download Intellifont (Scalable Font)
~DT Download Bounded TrueType fontBounded fonts use Zebra's own format, which isn't drawn	Download Bounded TrueType font		Bounded fonts use Zebra's own format, which isn't drawn
~DU Download Unbounded TrueType font	Download Unbounded TrueType font	✓
^FB Field Block	Field Block	✓
^FH Field Hexadecimal Indicator	Field Hexadecimal Indicator	✓
^SE Select Encoding	Select Encoding
^TB Text BlocksDrawn as Zebra's guide describes, without reference renders to compare with	Text Blocks	✓	Drawn as Zebra's guide describes, without reference renders to compare with

Graphics and images12 of 17 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
~DG Download Graphics	Download Graphics	✓
~DN Abort Download Graphics	Abort Download Graphics
~DY Download Graphics / Native TrueType or OpenType fontTrueType fonts and graphics	Download Graphics / Native TrueType or OpenType font	✓	TrueType fonts and graphics
~EG Erase Download Graphics	Erase Download Graphics
^GB Graphic Box	Graphic Box	✓
^GC Graphic Circle	Graphic Circle	✓
^GD Graphic Diagonal Line	Graphic Diagonal Line	✓
^GE Graphic Ellipse	Graphic Ellipse	✓
^GF Graphic Field	Graphic Field	✓
^GS Graphic SymbolThe UL and CSA marks are drawn as stand-ins	Graphic Symbol		The UL and CSA marks are drawn as stand-ins
^HG Host Graphic	Host Graphic
^HY Upload Graphics	Upload Graphics
^ID Object Delete	Object Delete	✓
^IL Image Load	Image Load	✓
^IM Image Move	Image Move	✓
^IS Image Save	Image Save
^XG Recall Graphic	Recall Graphic	✓

Barcodes27 of 30 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
^B0 Aztec bar code parameters	Aztec bar code parameters	✓
^B1 Code 11 bar code	Code 11 bar code	✓
^B2 Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code	Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code	✓
^B3 Code 39 bar code	Code 39 bar code	✓
^B4 Code 49 bar code	Code 49 bar code
^B5 Planet Code bar code	Planet Code bar code	✓
^B7 PDF417 bar codeSame size as a printer's symbol; error correction codewords can differ	PDF417 bar code	✓	Same size as a printer's symbol; error correction codewords can differ
^B8 EAN-8 bar code	EAN-8 bar code	✓
^B9 UPC-E bar code	UPC-E bar code	✓
^BA Code 93 bar code	Code 93 bar code	✓
^BB CODABLOCK bar code	CODABLOCK bar code
^BC Code 128 bar code (subsets A, B, and C)	Code 128 bar code (subsets A, B, and C)	✓
^BD UPS MaxiCode bar codeModes 2 to 6	UPS MaxiCode bar code	✓	Modes 2 to 6
^BE EAN-13 bar code	EAN-13 bar code	✓
^BF MicroPDF417 bar codeSame size as a printer's symbol; data can be encoded differently	MicroPDF417 bar code	✓	Same size as a printer's symbol; data can be encoded differently
^BI Industrial 2 of 5 bar code	Industrial 2 of 5 bar code	✓
^BJ Standard 2 of 5 bar code	Standard 2 of 5 bar code	✓
^BK ANSI Codabar bar code	ANSI Codabar bar code	✓
^BL LOGMARS bar code	LOGMARS bar code	✓
^BM MSI bar code	MSI bar code	✓
^BO Aztec bar code	Aztec bar code	✓
^BP Plessey bar code	Plessey bar code	✓
^BQ QR Code bar code	QR Code bar code	✓
^BR RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) bar codeTypes 1 to 6; composite symbols show a placeholder	RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) bar code		Types 1 to 6; composite symbols show a placeholder
^BS UPC/EAN bar code	UPC/EAN bar code	✓
^BT TLC39 bar code	TLC39 bar code
^BU UPC-A bar code	UPC-A bar code	✓
^BX Data Matrix bar codeSame size as a printer's symbol; data can be encoded differently	Data Matrix bar code	✓	Same size as a printer's symbol; data can be encoded differently
^BY Bar code field default	Bar code field default	✓
^BZ POSTNET bar code	POSTNET bar code	✓

Printer and media4 of 82 supported

Command	Name	Supported	Notes
^CM Change Memory Letter Designation	Change Memory Letter Designation
^CO Cache On	Cache On
^CV Code Validation	Code Validation
~HB Battery Status	Battery Status
~HD Head Diagnostic	Head Diagnostic
^HF Host Format	Host Format
^HH Configuration Label Return	Configuration Label Return
~HI Host Identification	Host Identification
~HM Host RAM Status	Host RAM Status
~HS Host Status Return	Host Status Return
~HU Return ZebraNet Alert Configuration	Return ZebraNet Alert Configuration
^HV Host Verification	Host Verification
^HW Host Directory List	Host Directory List
^HZ Display Description Information	Display Description Information
~JA Cancel All	Cancel All
^JB Initialize Flash Memory	Initialize Flash Memory
~JB Reset Optional Memory	Reset Optional Memory
~JC Set Media Sensor Calibration	Set Media Sensor Calibration
~JD Enable Communications Diagnostics	Enable Communications Diagnostics
~JE Disable Diagnostics	Disable Diagnostics
~JF Set Battery Condition	Set Battery Condition
~JG Graphing Sensor Calibration	Graphing Sensor Calibration
^JJ Set Auxiliary Port	Set Auxiliary Port
~JL Set Label Length	Set Label Length
^JM Set Dots per Millimeter	Set Dots per Millimeter
~JN Head Test Fatal	Head Test Fatal
~JO Head Test Non-Fatal	Head Test Non-Fatal
~JP Pause and Cancel Format	Pause and Cancel Format
~JR Power On Reset	Power On Reset
^JS Sensor Select	Sensor Select
~JS Change Backfeed Sequence	Change Backfeed Sequence
^JT Head Test Interval	Head Test Interval
^JU Configuration Update	Configuration Update
^JW Set Ribbon Tension	Set Ribbon Tension
~JX Cancel Current Partially Input Format	Cancel Current Partially Input Format
^JZ Reprint After Error	Reprint After Error
~KB Kill Battery (Battery Discharge Mode)	Kill Battery (Battery Discharge Mode)
^KD Select Date and Time Format (for Real Time Clock)	Select Date and Time Format (for Real Time Clock)
^KL Define Language	Define Language
^KN Define Printer Name	Define Printer Name
^KP Set Password	Set Password
^MC Map Clear	Map Clear
^MD Media Darkness	Media Darkness	✓
^MF Media Feed	Media Feed
^ML Maximum Label Length	Maximum Label Length
^MM Print Mode	Print Mode
^MN Media Tracking	Media Tracking
^MP Mode Protection	Mode Protection
^MT Media Type	Media Type
^MW Modify Head Cold Warning	Modify Head Cold Warning
~NC Network Connect	Network Connect
^NI Network ID Number	Network ID Number
~NR Set All Printers Transparent	Set All Printers Transparent
^NS Change Networking Settings	Change Networking Settings
~NT Set Currently Connected Printer Transparent	Set Currently Connected Printer Transparent
^PF Slew Given Number of Dot Rows	Slew Given Number of Dot Rows
^PH Slew to Home Position	Slew to Home Position
~PH Slew to Home Position	Slew to Home Position
^PP Programmable Pause	Programmable Pause
~PP Programmable Pause	Programmable Pause
^PQ Print QuantityCopies that are all the same are drawn once, with their count	Print Quantity	✓	Copies that are all the same are drawn once, with their count
^PR Print Rate	Print Rate	✓
~PR Applicator Reprint	Applicator Reprint
~PS Print Start	Print Start
~RO Reset Advanced Counter	Reset Advanced Counter
^SC Set Serial Communications	Set Serial Communications
~SD Set Darkness	Set Darkness	✓
^SL Set Mode and Language	Set Mode and Language
^SO Set Offset (for Real Time Clock)	Set Offset (for Real Time Clock)
^SP Start Print	Start Print
^SQ Halt ZebraNet Alert	Halt ZebraNet Alert
^SR Set Printhead Resistance	Set Printhead Resistance
^SS Set Media Sensors	Set Media Sensors
^ST Set Date and Time (for Real Time Clock)	Set Date and Time (for Real Time Clock)
^SX Set ZebraNet Alert	Set ZebraNet Alert
^SZ Set ZPL Mode	Set ZPL Mode
~TA Tear-off Adjust Position	Tear-off Adjust Position
^TO Transfer Object	Transfer Object
~WC Print Configuration Label	Print Configuration Label
^WD Print Directory Label	Print Directory Label
^XB Suppress Backfeed	Suppress Backfeed
^ZZ Printer Sleep	Printer Sleep

Types

The types zplkit's options use, like Length, Position and Orientation.

^CCChange Caret

Changes the format command prefix from the caret (^) to another character. Use it when field data needs to contain carets.