ZPL cheat sheet

Every ZPL command on one printable page: syntax, a working example and whether a software preview actually draws it.

68 commands. 61 are rendered by the preview engine, 0 are recognised but describe printer behaviour a preview cannot simulate, 7 are recognised but not drawn.

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Format control

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^XA`	Start Format	`^XA`	rendered
`^XZ`	End Format	`^XZ`	rendered
`^FS`	Field Separator	`^FDMerhaba^FS`	rendered
`^FXc`	Comment	`^FXBu bir yorumdur^FS`	rendered
`^CFf,h,w`	Change Default Font	`^CF0,50,40`	rendered
`^CIa`	Character Set	`^CI28`	rendered
`^PWa`	Print Width	`^PW812`	rendered
`^LLy`	Label Length	`^LL1218`	rendered
`^LHx,y`	Label Home	`^LH30,30`	rendered
`^LTx`	Label Top	`^LT10`	recognised, not rendered
`^POa`	Print Orientation	`^POI`	recognised, not rendered
`^LRa`	Label Reverse	`^LRY`	rendered
`^LSa`	Label Shift	`^LS0`	rendered

Positioning and text

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^FOx,y,z`	Field Origin	`^FO100,120`	rendered
`^FTx,y,z`	Field Typeset	`^FT100,220`	rendered
`^FDveri`	Field Data	`^FDMerhaba Dünya`	rendered
`^FHa`	Field Hexadecimal Indicator	`^FH^FDTa_C4_9Fdelen^FS`	rendered
`^Afo,h,w`	Font Selection	`^A0N,50,40`	rendered
`^FBa,b,c,d,e`	Field Block	`^FB600,3,0,C`	rendered
`^FWr,z`	Field Orientation	`^FWR`	rendered
`^FR`	Field Reverse Print	`^FR^GB100,100,100^FS`	rendered
`^FVa`	Field Variable	`^FO50,50^FVSIPARIS-1^FS`	rendered

Graphics

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^GBw,h,t,c,r`	Graphic Box	`^GB200,80,3`	rendered
`^GCd,t,c`	Graphic Circle	`^GC120,4`	rendered
`^GDw,h,t,c,o`	Graphic Diagonal Line	`^GD100,100,3`	rendered
`^GEw,h,t,c`	Graphic Ellipse	`^GE120,80,3`	rendered
`^GFa,b,c,d,veri`	Graphic Field	`^GFA,50,50,5,...`	rendered
`^IMd:o.x`	Image Move	`^FO50,50^IMR:LOGO.GRF^FS`	rendered

Barcodes

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^BYw,r,h`	Barcode Field Defaults	`^BY3,2,90`	rendered
`^BCo,h,f,g,e,m`	Code 128	`^BCN,100,Y,N,N`	rendered
`^BEo,h,f,g`	EAN-13	`^BEN,90,Y,N`	rendered
`^BQa,b,c,d`	QR Code	`^BQN,2,6`	rendered
`^BXo,h,s,c,r,f,g,a`	Data Matrix	`^BXN,4,200`	rendered
`^B3o,e,h,f,g`	Code 39	`^B3N,N,60,Y,N`	rendered
`^B7o,h,s,c,r,t`	PDF417	`^B7N,2,5`	rendered
`^B1o,e,h,f,g`	Code 11	`^B1N,N,100,Y,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^B2o,h,f,g,e`	Interleaved 2/5	`^B2N,100,Y,N,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^B8o,h,f,g`	EAN-8	`^B8N,100,Y,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^B9o,h,f,g,e`	UPC-E	`^B9N,100,Y,N,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BAo,h,f,g,e`	Code 93	`^BAN,100,Y,N,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BIo,h,f,g`	Industrial 2/5	`^BIN,100,Y,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BJo,h,f,g`	Standard 2/5	`^BJN,100,Y,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BKo,e,h,f,g,k,l`	Codabar	`^BKN,N,100,Y,N,A,A^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BMo,e,h,f,g,e2`	MSI	`^BMN,N,100,Y,N,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BUo,h,f,g,e`	UPC-A	`^BUN,100,Y,N,N^FD12345678^FS`	rendered
`^BRa,b,c,d,e,f`	GS1 DataBar	`^BRN,1,3,1,100^FD0123456789012^FS`	rendered
`^B0o,m,c,d,e,f,g`	Aztec	`^B0N^FDLABELIXA^FS`	rendered
`^BOo,m,c,d,e,f,g`	Aztec	`^BON^FDLABELIXA^FS`	rendered
`^BFo,h,m`	MicroPDF417	`^BFN^FDLABELIXA^FS`	rendered
`^BDm,n,t`	MaxiCode	`^BD2,1,1^FDLABELIXA^FS`	rendered

Advanced

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^SNv,n,z`	Serialisation Data	`^SN1000,1,Y`	rendered
`^PQq,p,r,o,e`	Print Quantity	`^PQ4`	rendered
`^MUa,b,c`	Set Units of Measurement	`^MUd,203,300`	recognised, not rendered
`^FNn`	Field Number	`^FN1`	rendered
`^DFd:o.x`	Download Format	`^DFR:SABLON.ZPL`	rendered
`^XFd:o.x`	Recall Format	`^XFR:SABLON.ZPL`	rendered
`^XGd:o.x,mx,my`	Recall Graphic	`^XGR:LOGO.GRF,1,1`	rendered
`~DGd:o.x,t,w,veri`	Download Graphic	`~DGR:LOGO.GRF,...`	rendered
`^DUd:o.x,t,data`	Download Font	`^DUR:ARIAL.TTF,12345,~*`	rendered
`^DYd:o,f,x,t,w,data`	Download Object	`^DYR:LOGO,B,G,1024,64,~*`	rendered
`^EG`	Erase Graphics	`^EG`	rendered
`^IDd:o.x`	Delete Object	`^IDR:LOGO.GRF`	rendered
`^SFa,b`	Serialization Field	`^FO50,50^FD0001^SFdddd,1^FS`	rendered

RFID

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`^RFo,f,b,n,m`	RFID Read/Write	`^RFW,H^FD112233445566778899AABBCC^FS`	recognised, not rendered
`^RSt,p,v,n,e`	RFID Setup	`^RS8,,,3,N`	recognised, not rendered
`^RBn,p1,p2,...`	EPC Bit Partitions	`^RB96,8,3,3,20,24,38`	recognised, not rendered
`^RRn`	RFID Retries	`^RR3`	recognised, not rendered

Labelixa extension (preview)

Syntax	Command	Example	Preview coverage
`~LCrrggbb`	Label Stock Colour	`~LCFFF0C0`	rendered

Notes on honesty

Coordinates are dots, not millimetres: the same file prints about 1.5× smaller when a 203 dpi label lands on a 300 dpi head.
Commands marked as printer behaviour (media tracking, darkness, top offset) change the physical result; a preview cannot show that and does not pretend to.
This page is generated from the engine's own command catalog. If the engine changes, the page changes with it — there is no hand-written copy to drift.