A real 4x6 shipping sticker

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Command reference: Labelary ZPL introduction.

Below, commands are bold, parameters are colored, field data stays plain.

Shipping sticker — text, barcode and emblem on 4 by 6

Goal

Compose a complete shipping sticker: addresses, a tracking barcode and a boxed emblem, all positioned on one 4 by 6 label.

Description

Real parcel stickers all share one anatomy: small sender lines on top, a rule, a big recipient block, a second rule, then the machine-readable part — usually a Code 128 tracking number — with a small emblem box for the carrier mark. Sizes come from lesson 51 (812 by 1218 dots at 203 dpi); the barcode mechanics from lesson 10. Read the format top to bottom: every ^FO moves the cursor, every ^FS stamps the field.

Example

^XA
^PW812
^LL1218
^FO30,30^A0N,28,28^FDFROM: ACME WAREHOUSE 7^FS
^FO30,70^GB752,3,3^FS
^FO30,100^CF0,60,60^FDJane Doe^FS
^FO30,180^A0N,35,35^FD12 Example Street, Springfield^FS
^FO30,280^GB752,3,3^FS
^FO30,320^BY3^BCN,120,Y,N,N^FD1Z9999999999999999^FS
^FO560,520^GB222,160,4^FS
^FO600,560^A0N,90,90^FDAC^FS
^XZ

Result

A parcel-ready sticker: readable addresses, a scannable tracking code and a framed carrier mark. Move any block by changing its ^FO pair; nothing else shifts.

Article author: Arthur Isaev