Font & Text Commands
^CI - Change International Font
Selects international character set
^CI - Change International Font
Overview
The ^CI command selects an international character set encoding for text printing, enabling proper display of non-ASCII characters.
Syntax
^CIn
Parameters
- n = Character set number
- 0-13 = Built-in character sets
- 14-255 = User-defined character sets
Description
- Selects character set encoding
- Enables international language support
- Affects text interpretation
- Applies to subsequent fields
Usage Notes
- Different printers support different character sets
- Common sets: 0=USA, 1=UK, 2=Canada
- Set before using international characters
- Persists until changed
Character Set Examples
| Number | Language/Region |
|---|---|
| 0 | USA/ASCII |
| 1 | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Canada |
| 3 | Denmark |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Sweden |
Example
^XA ^CI1 ^FO50,50 ^ADN ^FDEnglish (UK)^FS ^XZ
Related Commands
^A- Scalable Font^SE- Select Encoding^CW- Font Identifier