What parameters does ^BZ take?

o — orientation; h — barcode height in dots; f — print the interpretation line; g — print the interpretation line above the code; t — code type: 0 POSTNET, 1 PLANET, 2 reserved, 3 USPS Intelligent Mail

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^BZ — POSTAL Barcode

Prints US postal barcodes — POSTNET, PLANET or the USPS Intelligent Mail barcode — chosen with the t parameter.

Syntax^BZo,h,f,g,t

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What it does

POSTAL codes automate mail handling with a series of tall and short bars that represent digits. ^BZ supports print ratios from 2.0:1 to 3.0:1; field data is limited by the label width (or length, when rotated) and by the barcode specification.

In the preview

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Example

^XA
^FO100,100^BY3
^BZN,40,Y,N,0
^FD12345^FS
^XZ

A POSTNET code for a five-digit ZIP, 40 dots high, interpretation line below.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Values	Default
`o`	orientation	`N · R · I · B`	`^FW`
`h`	barcode height in dots	`1–32000`	`^BY`
`f`	print the interpretation line	`N · Y`	`N`
`g`	print the interpretation line above the code	`N · Y`	`N`
`t`	code type: 0 POSTNET, 1 PLANET, 2 reserved, 3 USPS Intelligent Mail	`0 · 1 · 2 · 3`	`0`

Source

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 150. Zebra guide page →

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