Label Size Reference

4 × 3 inch Thermal Label

A general-purpose shipping and content label size.

At 203 DPI
812 × 609 dots
Millimetres
101.6 × 76.2 mm
ZPL
^PW812 ^LL609

The 4 × 3 inch label

A general-purpose shipping and content label size.

4 × 3 inch in dots, inches & millimetres

ZPL works in dots, and the number of dots depends on the printer's resolution (DPI). Here is the 4 × 3 inch label at each common density:

ResolutionWidth (dots)Height (dots)ZPL
203 DPI812609^PW812 ^LL609
300 DPI1,200900^PW1200 ^LL900
600 DPI2,4001,800^PW2400 ^LL1800
Inches43
Millimetres101.676.2

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ZPL header for a 4 × 3 inch label

Set ^PW (print width) and ^LL (label length) so the printer uses the full label and nothing clips:

^XA
^PW812
^LL609
^FO30,30^A0N,40,40^FD4 × 3 inch label^FS
^XZ

Paste it into the ZPL viewer to preview, or convert to PDF to print on any printer.

What a 4 × 3 inch label is used for

  • Shipping labels
  • Content / packing labels
  • Carton marking

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