Print Control

^LSLabel Shift

Shifts the entire label horizontally by a number of dots.

Category
Print Control
Syntax
^LSa

What ^LS does

^LS moves all fields left or right by a set number of dots, letting you align pre-printed forms without editing each ^FO. A negative value shifts left.

Syntax

^LSa

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionValuesDefault
aHorizontal shift in dots-9999 to 99990

Example

^XA
^LS20
^FO50,50^A0N,30,30^FDShifted right^FS
^XZ

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Notes & tips

  • Negative values shift left.
  • Applies to the whole label, like ^LT does vertically.

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

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