Label Size Reference

4 × 5 inch Thermal Label

A shipping and content label a little shorter than the standard 4×6.

At 203 DPI
812 × 1015 dots
Millimetres
101.6 × 127.0 mm
ZPL
^PW812 ^LL1015

The 4 × 5 inch label

A shipping and content label a little shorter than the standard 4×6.

4 × 5 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 × 5 inch label at each common density:

ResolutionWidth (dots)Height (dots)ZPL
203 DPI8121,015^PW812 ^LL1015
300 DPI1,2001,500^PW1200 ^LL1500
600 DPI2,4003,000^PW2400 ^LL3000
Inches45
Millimetres101.6127.0

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ZPL header for a 4 × 5 inch label

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

^XA
^PW812
^LL1015
^FO30,30^A0N,40,40^FD4 × 5 inch label^FS
^XZ

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

What a 4 × 5 inch label is used for

  • Shipping labels
  • Content labels
  • Carton marking

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