CPCL Command Reference

Every command the Labelixa CPCL preview understands, with syntax, an example and its honest support status. Commands outside this list are reported by the validator as unknown.

This tool renders NATIVE CPCL, the language of Zebra mobile printers (QL/ZQ/iMZ and compatibles). Many of these printers also accept ZPL or EPL in separate, manufacturer-documented modes — for those languages use the ZPL or EPL viewer.

Coverage: 5 commands supported, 5 partially supported, 7 recognized as printer-behaviour (not drawn). The preview renders at 203 dpi and is an interpretation of the Zebra CPCL programming guide — it has not been verified against a physical printer.

Command	Syntax	Status	Description
`!`	`! <ofset> <xres> <yres> <h> <adet>` `! 0 200 200 210 1`	Supported	Opens a print session: offset, horizontal and vertical resolution, label height in dots and copy count. Height and copies drive the preview.
`PAGE-WIDTH`	`PAGE-WIDTH <w>` `PAGE-WIDTH 576`	Supported	Sets the label width in dots (short form PW). Without it the preview uses 576 dots.
`TEXT`	`TEXT <font> <boyut> <x> <y> <veri>` `TEXT 4 0 30 40 Hello World`	Partial	Draws text (short form T): font number, sub-size, x, y, then the data as the rest of the line. Font heights are approximate; the sub-size is outside the MVP.
`TEXT90`	`TEXT90 <font> <boyut> <x> <y> <veri>` `TEXT90 4 0 30 40 Dikey`	Partial	Text rotated 90° counter-clockwise; otherwise identical to TEXT.
`TEXT180`	`TEXT180 <font> <boyut> <x> <y> <veri>` `TEXT180 4 0 30 40 Ters`	Partial	Text rotated 180°; otherwise identical to TEXT.
`TEXT270`	`TEXT270 <font> <boyut> <x> <y> <veri>` `TEXT270 4 0 30 40 Dikey`	Partial	Text rotated 270° counter-clockwise; otherwise identical to TEXT.
`BARCODE`	`BARCODE <tip> <dar> <oran> <h> <x> <y> <veri>` `BARCODE 128 1 1 100 50 150 123456`	Partial	Draws a barcode (short form B): type, narrow width, ratio, height, x, y, data. MVP types: 128, 39, EAN13, UPCA — the shared zint path also used by the ZPL engine.
`LINE`	`LINE x1 y1 x2 y2 t` `LINE 0 300 560 300 2`	Supported	Draws a line between two points with the given thickness (short form L).
`BOX`	`BOX x1 y1 x2 y2 t` `BOX 10 10 560 200 2`	Supported	Draws a rectangle outline between two corners with the given border thickness.
`PRINT`	`PRINT` `PRINT`	Supported	Ends the session and prints; the preview treats it as the end of the label.
`FORM`	`FORM` `FORM`	Printer-only	Feeds to the top of the next form — a printer action with no effect on the image.
`CONTRAST`	`CONTRAST n` `CONTRAST 0`	Printer-only	Sets print darkness on the device; recognized, not drawn.
`TONE`	`TONE n` `TONE 0`	Printer-only	Fine-tunes print darkness; recognized, not drawn.
`SPEED`	`SPEED n` `SPEED 3`	Printer-only	Sets print speed on the device; recognized, not drawn.
`JOURNAL`	`JOURNAL` `JOURNAL`	Printer-only	Switches to journal (continuous) media mode; recognized, not drawn.
`SETMAG`	`SETMAG w h` `SETMAG 2 2`	Printer-only	Magnifies the following text by integer factors; outside the MVP, so recognized but not applied.
`CENTER`	`CENTER [genislik]` `CENTER`	Printer-only	Centers the following fields; layout justification is outside the MVP, so recognized but not applied.

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