ZPL5003 — Invalid orientation letter

The first ^A parameter must be N, R, I or B. Any other letter is read as the height, so the size shifts and the remaining parameters move one position.

Label that triggers it

^XA^FO50,50^A0Q,40^FDHELLO^FS^XZ

Finding: ZPL5003 · line 1:12 — ^A0 orientation 'Q' is invalid (N/R/I/B); the renderer reads it as the height, so the font size shifts

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How to fix it

Use one of N (normal), R (90°), I (180°) or B (270°), or leave it empty for the default.

Corrected label

^XA^FO50,50^A0N,40^FDHELLO^FS^XZ

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Commands involved

^A

Related rules

ZPL5001 ^CI code page other than 28 · ZPL5002 ^A@ font not downloaded · ZPL5004 Non-ASCII text without ^CI28

In CI

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