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Font selection commands

Introduction

The following table lists the supported PCL5e commands.

Font selection commands

Font selection commands for PCL5e

Function

Parameter

PCL command

Symbol Set

Primary Font

<Esc>(ID

Secondary Font

<Esc>)ID

Select Default Font

Primary Font

<Esc>(3@

Secondary Font

<Esc>)3@

Spacing

Fixed (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s0P

Proportional (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s1P

Fixed (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s0P

Proportional (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s1P

Pitch

Characters/Inch (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s#H

Characters/Inch (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s#H

Set Pitch Mode

10.0

<Esc>&k0S

16.5-16.7 (Comp)

<Esc>&k2S

12.0 (Elite)

<Esc>&k4S

Height

Number of Points (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s#V

Number of Points (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s#V

Style

Number for Style (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s#S

Number for Style (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s#S

Stroke Weight

Number for Weight (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s#B

Number for Weight (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s#B

Typeface

Typeface Number (Primary Font)

<Esc>(s#T

Typeface Number (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)s#T

Font Selection by ID

Font ID Number (Primary Font)

<Esc>(#X

Font ID Number (Secondary Font)

<Esc>)#X

Underline

Enable Fixed

<Esc>&d0D

Enable Floating

<Esc>&d3D

Disable

<Esc>&d@

Transparent Print Data

Number of Bytes

<Esc>&p#X