2 text printing commands, Esc 4 apply italic style, Esc 5 cancel italic style – Brother TD-2120N User Manual
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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
5.2 Text printing commands
ESC 4
Apply italic style
ASCII: ESC
4
Decimal: 27
52
Hexadecimal: 1B
34
Parameters
None
Description
Prints the subsequent text in italics.
This command is valid anywhere in a text line.
ESC 5
Cancel italic style
ASCII: ESC
5
Decimal: 27
53
Hexadecimal: 1B
35
Parameters
None
Description
Cancels the italic character style.
This command is valid anywhere in a text line.
Example
Code:
ABC ESC 4 DEF ESC 5 GHI FF
Print result: ABCDEFGHI