ZPL Command Coverage

Every command of the ZPL II Programming Guide and what it takes to use it in ZPLab.

Column	Meaning
Web	The browser build reads the command on import and writes it back on export: as itself, folded into object properties (^FW, ^LR, ^BY, ^MU, ^LH, ^LT, ^CI), or into the Setup Script (printer setup commands). Structural commands (^XA, ^FS, prefix changers) carry no user state
Desktop	The same in the desktop app, which also talks to a connected printer; commands that need one (host queries, calibration, downloads to printer storage, RFID hardware) can only ever get a mark here
Lint	The source editor validates the command's parameters, not just its balance

Mark	Meaning
[x]	yes
[~]	planned
[ ]	no; a row with no mark at all is out of scope, and its name says why

Tracked scope: the ZPL II Programming Guide. Commands the current guide dropped but printers still accept (^RN, ~RV, ^WT) stay in the table; ^RA, ^RE, ^RQ, ^RZ, ^WF, ^WV and ^WI (duplicated by ^ND) sit outside it, and passthrough preserves them. Convention: one row per command; prefix twins of the SAME command (e.g. ^HL / ~HL) share a row unless their support diverges (^PH/~PH, ^PP/~PP); distinct commands that merely share letters (e.g. ^JS/~JS, ^PM/~PM, ^NC/~NC) never share. The row total is pinned in packages/core/src/catalog/catalog.test.ts.

Layout & flow

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^XA	start label	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^XZ	end label	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PW	print width	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LL	label length	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LH	label home origin	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LS	label shift	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LT	label top offset	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MU	units of measure	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MM	print mode	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MT	media type	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PQ	print quantity	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LR	label reverse	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PO	print orientation	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PM	print mirror	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PR	print rate	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Fields

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^FO	field origin	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FT	field top	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FD	field data	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FS	field separator	[x]	[x]	[x]
^FH	field hex indicator	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FR	field reverse	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FX	field comment	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FW	default field rotation	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FB	multi line text block	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^TB	text block	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FN	variable placeholder	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FV	variable data	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FE	field number embed character	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FC	field clock	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BY	barcode field default	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FM	PDF417 structured-append origins, ignored elsewhere	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^FP	vertical / reverse field layout	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Text & fonts

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^A0	scalable font 0	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^A	fonts A to Z and 0 to 9	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^A@	TrueType reference	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CF	change default font	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CI	international encoding	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PA	advanced text properties	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CW	font alias	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CO	font cache size	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^FL	font linking	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^LF	list font links	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DB	download bitmap font	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DS	download scalable font	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DT	download TrueType font	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DU	download unbounded TrueType	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DE	download encoding	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

Barcodes

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^BC	Code 128	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B3	Code 39	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BA	Code 93	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B1	Code 11	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B2	Interleaved 2 of 5	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BI	Industrial 2 of 5	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BJ	Standard 2 of 5	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BK	ANSI Codabar	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BL	LOGMARS	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BM	MSI	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BP	Plessey	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BE	EAN-13	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B8	EAN-8	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BU	UPC-A	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B9	UPC-E	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BR	GS1 DataBar	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B5	Planet Code	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BZ	POSTNET / Planet Code / Intelligent Mail	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BS	UPC/EAN 2 or 5 digit add-on	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B4	Code 49	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BQ	QR Code	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BX	Data Matrix	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B7	PDF417	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BF	MicroPDF417	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^B0 / ^BO	Aztec	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BB	CODABLOCK F	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BD	UPS MaxiCode	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^BT	TLC39	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CV	code validation	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Graphics

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^GB	graphic box	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^GD	diagonal line	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^GE	ellipse	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^GC	circle	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^GF	monochrome bitmap	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^GS	graphic symbol	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^IL	image load	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^IM	image move	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^ID	delete stored graphics, fonts and formats	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^IS	image save	[ ]	[x]	[ ]
~DG	download graphic	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~DN	abort download	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~DY	download font / graphic	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~EG	erase download graphics	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

Serialisation

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^SN	serial counter with its own start value	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^SF	serial mask over ^FD data	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Templates & variables

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^DF	store template	[~]	[~]	[ ]
^XF	recall template	[~]	[~]	[ ]
^XG	recall graphic	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Media & feed

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^MN	media tracking	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^ML	maximum label length	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MF	media feed	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^XB	suppress backfeed	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MA	maintenance alert	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MC	map clear	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MI	maintenance information message	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MP	mode protection	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^MW	printhead cold warning	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Print quality

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^MD	media darkness	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~SD	set darkness	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^JZ	reprint after error	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^JT	printhead test interval	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~TA	tear off adjust	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^JH	early warning settings	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~JS	change backfeed sequence	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PF	slew given number of dot rows	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^PH	slew home	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~PH	slew home, immediate	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^PP	programmable pause	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~PP	pause, immediate	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~PR	applicator reprint	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~PS	print start	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^CN	cut now, KR403 kiosk only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
~PL	present length addition, KR403 kiosk only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^PN	presenter cycle, KR403 kiosk only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^JW	set ribbon tension, PAX only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Clock & time

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^ST	set date and time	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^KD	date and time format	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^SO	real-time clock offset	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^SL	clock mode and language	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Encoding & language

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^KL	define language	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^SE	encoding table	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^SZ	set ZPL mode	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Identity & access

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^KN	printer name and description	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^KP	set password	[x]	[x]	[ ]

Configuration & persistence

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^JU	configuration update	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CC / ~CC	change caret	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CD / ~CD	change delimiter	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CT / ~CT	change tilde	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^CM	change memory letter assignment	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

Hardware control & calibration

Printer-side control, calibration and device actions; most need a connection or feedback from the device.

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
~JA	cancel all	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^JB	initialize flash memory	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JB	reset optional memory	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JC	media sensor calibration	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JD	enable communications diagnostics	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JE	disable communications diagnostics	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JF	set battery condition, PA400 and PT400 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
~JG	graphing sensor calibration	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^JI / ~JI	start ZBI	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^JJ	set auxiliary port	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^JS	sensor select	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JL	set label length	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^JM	dots per millimeter	[x]	[x]	[ ]
~JN	printhead test fatal	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JO	printhead test non-fatal	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JP	pause and cancel format	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JQ	terminate ZBI	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JR	power on reset	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~JX	cancel partial format	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~RO	reset advanced counter	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SC	set serial communications	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SI	set sensor intensity	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SP	start print at dot row, throughput hint only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^SQ	halt ZebraNet alert	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SR	set printhead resistance	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SS	set media sensors	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^SX	set ZebraNet alert	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^TO	transfer object	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~WC	print configuration label	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WD	print directory label	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~WQ	write query	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^KV	cutter and presenter settings, KR403 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^XS	set dynamic media calibration	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~PM	decommissioning mode	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^ZZ	printer sleep, PA400 and PT400 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^CP	eject or retract a presented page, KR403 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
~KB	kill battery	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

Host communication

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
~HB	battery status, mobile printers only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
~HD	printhead diagnostic	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HF	host format	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HG	host graphic	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HH	configuration label return	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~HI	host identification	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~HM	host RAM status	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~HQ	host query	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~HS	host status return	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HT	host linked fonts list	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~HU	ZebraNet alert configuration	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HV	host verification	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HW	host directory	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HY	upload graphics	[ ]	[x]	[ ]
^HZ	display description information	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

RFID

Needs an R-series printer, which no test device covers; modelled rows are spec-only. Stage A: ^RS/^RB/^RW settings. Stage B: ^RF write element plus its password-coupled ^RL. Read-back stays native. ^RM/^RR folded into ^RS, ^RN/~RV dropped from the current guide; all four passthrough only.

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^RF	read / write RFID	[~]	[~]	[ ]
^RI	get tag ID	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^RM	enable motion, pre-Link-OS, folded into ^RS	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^RN	detect multiple tags, pre-Link-OS, absent from guide	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^RR	RFID retries, pre-Link-OS, folded into ^RS	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^RB	define EPC data structure	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^RS	RFID setup	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^RT	read tag	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WT	legacy RFID write, superseded by ^RF	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^RU	read unique chip serialisation	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~RV	report encoding result, pre-Link-OS, absent from guide	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^RW	set read and write power	[x]	[x]	[ ]
^RL	lock / permalock tag memory	[~]	[~]	[ ]
^HR	calibrate RFID tag position	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^HL / ~HL	RFID data log	[ ]	[~]	[ ]

Network

Command	Name	Web	Desktop	Lint
^NB	check for wired print server at boot	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^NC	select wired / wireless primary device	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~NC	network connect, legacy RS-485 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^NI	network ID, legacy RS-485 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^NN	set SNMP	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^NP	boot settings source: printer vs print server	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~NR	set all transparent, legacy RS-485 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^NT	set SMTP	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~NT	set connected printer transparent, legacy RS-485 only	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^NW	web auth timeout	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^KC	set client identifier	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^ND	change network settings	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^NS	change wired network settings	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WA	set antenna parameters	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WE	set WEP mode, obsolete, use ^WX	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^WL	set LEAP, obsolete, use ^WX	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
^WP	set wireless password	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WR	set transmit rate	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WS	set wireless radio card values	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
^WX	configure wireless security	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~WL	print network configuration label	[ ]	[~]	[ ]
~WR	reset wireless radio card	[ ]	[~]	[ ]