Print Control

^CCChange Caret

Changes the caret (^) format command prefix.

Category
Print Control
Syntax
^CCx

What ^CC does

^CC (or ~CC) changes the character that introduces format commands from the default caret. It is occasionally needed when label data itself must contain a literal caret.

Syntax

^CCx

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionValuesDefault
xNew prefix character^

Example

^XA
^CC#
#FO50,50#A0N,30,30#FDNew prefix#FS
#XZ

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Notes & tips

  • Also available as ~CC.
  • Resets each new format unless reconfigured.

See the full ZPL command reference for all 92 documented commands.

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