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Sets the character spacing (pitch) for bitmap fonts. Higher values add more space between characters. This controls the dot gap between each character in the current font.

When to use

When you want to adjust character spacing — useful for making text more readable or fitting text into a specific width.

Syntax

ESC+Pnn

Parameters

ParameterDescription
nnPitch value (0-99, default is 2)

Example

ESC+A
ESC+H0050
ESC+V0050
ESC+P05
ESC+X22Wide spacing
ESC+Q1
ESC+Z

Text with wider character spacing

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