q — Label width

Sets label width in dots. On a 203 dpi printer 812 dots is about 4 inches; a wrong value clips the right edge.

Engine status: Rendered

This command produces visible output in the preview.

Syntax

q<w>

Example

N
q812
Q1218,24
P2

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Rendered example

Output of the example above in our renderer (203 dpi). Not verified on a physical printer.

Parameters

Common mistake

Mixing up q and Q: EPL command names are case-sensitive, so Q812 sets an 812-dot label HEIGHT, not the width. The width is lowercase q812.

The same job in other languages

ZPL equivalent: ^PW · TSPL SIZE · Language comparison

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