Sign InStart for Free
EnglishTürkçeDeutsch
Sign In
Products
ZPL ViewerBarcode GeneratorImage → ZPLZPL cheat sheetLabel DesignerTemplate Gallery
Developers
API QuickstartAPI ReferenceMCP ServerBulk GenerationWebhooksSDKs & ExamplesLimitsDirectPrint agent NewGitHub ActionVS Code extensionOn-Premise
Solutions
Logistics & ShippingE-CommerceERP & WMSManufacturingRetailHealthcare & LaboratoryAll solutions
Tools
ZPL Diagnostics HubZPL DebuggerSize & DPI AnalyzerDPI ConverterBarcode fit calculatorShipping Label AnalyzerFont InspectorOrientation DebuggerCalibration AssistantPrinter Compatibility CheckerBarcode Readability CheckerPrinter Language DetectorThermal Printer Test PackZPL ToolsEPL ToolsTSPL ToolsCPCL ToolsPrinter Language ConverterAll ToolsGuidesPricing
Language
EnglishTürkçeDeutsch
Home›Compatibility›EPL on Citizen printers

EPL on Citizen printers

Short answer: Citizen documents a EPL emulation mode on 2 model(s) in our database, published under the name Menu 'EPI2 = Zebra EPL2', Menu 'EPI2 = Zebra EPL2'; a manual footnote says the Eltron emulation does NOT support TrueType fonts. That name is what you will find in the manual and what support will ask you about — not "EPL support".
This is emulation, not native support. Citizen decides how much of EPL its mode covers, and Labelixa has not physically tested it. What that means in practice

Citizen models documenting EPL

ModelDocumented modeVendor source
CL-S621 II
203 dpi · 104 mm · USB, RS232
Menu 'EPI2 = Zebra EPL2'; a manual footnote says the Eltron emulation does NOT support TrueType fontsSource
2026-09-02
CL-S631 II
300 dpi · 105 mm · USB, RS232
Menu 'EPI2 = Zebra EPL2'Source
2026-09-02

These are Desktop units from the CL-S6xx II family, printing at 203/300 dpi with a 104/105 mm print width, reachable over RS232, USB. The interface is part of the answer: an emulation mode is selected on the device or by a prefix in the stream, so how you reach the printer decides how you switch it.

Citizen ships these at 203/300 dpi, so the same EPL coordinates land at different physical sizes depending on which unit you got — check that before you blame the emulation for a layout that came out wrong.

The Citizen claims here rest on the vendor's user manual. Source type is part of the evidence: a manual ships and is versioned with the product, while a support article can change without notice.

Other languages {uretici} emulates

Citizen does not stop at one: the same records document emulation for 3 printer languages in total. The others are DPL, ZPL.

Or use a printer that runs it natively

EPL is documented as a native language on printers from Zebra. If the hardware is still your choice, that removes the emulation question entirely.

All EPL tools and printers

Check your code before you print

Questions

Will my existing EPL labels print unchanged on a Citizen printer?
Not necessarily. Citizen's mode covers the subset of EPL that Citizen chose, so fonts, barcode types and graphics are the usual places where output differs. Send one real label to the device and compare before you migrate a fleet.

All printer language compatibility pages

EnglishTürkçeDeutsch