^FDField Data

What ^FD does

^FD holds the data that a font or barcode command renders. Whatever follows ^FD, up to the ^FS separator, becomes the printed text or the encoded barcode value. It is one of the two or three commands present on virtually every field.

Syntax

^FDa

Parameters

Example

^XA
^FO50,50^A0N,40,40^FDOrder #10432^FS
^XZ

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Notes & tips

• Always close ^FD with ^FS.
• The ^ and ~ characters are reserved — use ^FH to escape them.

Related commands

• ^FS — Field Separator
• ^FH — Field Hexadecimal Indicator
• ^A0 — Scalable/Bitmapped Font

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