^XA — Start Label

Plain English

This is like pressing "New Document". Every ZPL label must begin with ^XA — it tells the printer "I'm about to describe a label".

When to use

Always. It's the very first thing in every label.

Syntax

^XA

Example

^XA
^FO50,50^A0N,30,30^FDHello^FS
^XZ

The simplest possible label — just "Hello"