What parameters does ^BK take?

o — rotation; e — check digit — the vendor documents this field as fixed N; h — barcode height in dots; taken from ^BY when omitted; f — print the interpretation (human-readable) line; g — print the interpretation line ABOVE the barcode; the preview always draws it below; k — start character; l — stop character

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^BK — Codabar

Codabar — blood banks, libraries, courier labels.

Syntax^BKo,e,h,f,g,k,l

CategoryBarcodes

In the preview

This command is supported by the preview engine. Parameters ignored in the preview: e, g, k, l.

Example

^BKN,N,100,Y,N,A,A^FD12345678^FS

Runnable example

^XA^PW609^LL406^FO40,60^BY2^BKN,N,120,Y,N,A,A^FDA12345B^FS^XZ

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Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type
`o`	rotation	`enum`	Default: `N` · Options: `N`, `R`, `I`, `B`
`e`	check digit — the vendor documents this field as fixed N	`enum`	Default: `N` · Options: `N` · ignored in preview
`h`	barcode height in dots; taken from ^BY when omitted	`int`	Range: `1–32000`
`f`	print the interpretation (human-readable) line	`enum`	Default: `Y` · Options: `Y`, `N`
`g`	print the interpretation line ABOVE the barcode; the preview always draws it below	`enum`	Default: `N` · Options: `Y`, `N` · ignored in preview
`k`	start character	`enum`	Default: `A` · Options: `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` · ignored in preview
`l`	stop character	`enum`	Default: `A` · Options: `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` · ignored in preview

The marked parameters are part of the ZPL specification and work on a real printer; the preview engine ignores them today.

Source

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN), page 118.

^BY · ^BC · ^BE · ^BQ · ^BX · ^B3 · ^B7 · ^B1 · ^B2 · ^B8 · ^B9 · ^BA · ^BI · ^BJ · ^BM · ^BU · ^BR · ^B0 · ^BO · ^BF · ^BD

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