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Parameters L
p
and H
p
Parameters L
p
and H
p
are used to set the point size according to the following equation:
N
p
= [L
p
+ (H
p
x 255] x 0.5
L
p
and H
p
can have any value from 0 to 255 decimal.
See "Table 17: Epson ESC X Command — Point Sizes for N
p
Values," above.
Superscript/Subscript Commands (IBM/E/ML)
⻬ ML320 E/I, ML321 E/I ⻬ ML320 Turbo, ML321 Turbo ⻬ ML520, ML521
⻬ ML320 Std., ML321 Std. ⻬ ML390 Turbo, ML391 Turbo ⻬ ML590, ML591
Function IBM Epson ML
Start Superscript Printing
ASCII: ESC S 0
Dec: 27 83 0
Hex: 1B 53 00
ASCII: ESC S 0
Dec: 27 83 0
Hex: 1B 53 00
ASCII: ESC J
Dec: 27 74
Hex: 1B 4A
Stop Superscript Printing ASCII: ESC T
Dec: 27 84
Hex: 1B 54
ASCII: ESC T
Dec: 27 84
Hex: 1B 54
ASCII: ESC K
Dec: 27 75
Hex: 1B 4B
Start Subscript Printing ASCII: ESC S 1
Dec: 27 83 1
Hex: 1B 53 01
ASCII: ESC S 1
Dec: 27 83 1
Hex: 1B 53 01
ASCII: ESC L
Dec: 27 76
Hex: 1B 4C
Stop Subscript Printing ASCII: ESC T
Dec: 27 84
Hex: 1B 54
ASCII: ESC T
Dec: 27 84
Hex: 1B 54
ASCII: ESC M
Dec: 27 77
Hex: 1B 4D
Superscript characters are printed above the normal print line, and are used for exponents and
special typographic effects (x
2
). Subscripts are handy for chemical formulas (H
2
O).
Superscripts and subscripts will print as full-width characters. They cannot be used with
double-height printing.