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A comment — the printer completely ignores everything between ^FX and the next ^FS. Use it to add notes to your ZPL so other people (or future you) can understand what each section does.

When to use

When you want to annotate your ZPL for readability. Great for complex labels.

Syntax

^FX comment text

Parameters

ParameterDescription
textAny text you want — the printer ignores it

Example

^XA
^FX Header section
^FO50,30^A0N,40,40^FDInvoice^FS
^FX Barcode section
^FO50,100^BY2^BCN,80,Y^FD12345^FS
^XZ

Comments labelling each section of a label

Try it in the playground View all ZPL commands