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^FC

Field Clock

^FC configures field Clock. It applies to the current field and can change pixels in the rendered label.

ZPLr compatibility note

  • Localized weekday and month names use host Intl locale data; numeric clock fields remain deterministic, but localized wording can vary by runtime and printer firmware.
Syntax
^FCa,b,c
a

Primary clock indicator character

Sets primary clock indicator character. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
%
Required
No
Documented values%

a variations

Compare values side by side; other parameters remain at representative defaults.

Side-by-side comparison2 variations

a = %

Uses % for primary clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

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ZPLcaret-fc-a-1.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC%,{,#
^FDPrimary [%]  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\&Secondary [{]  {Y-{m-{d {H:{M:{S\&Third [#]  #Y-#m-#d #H:#M:#S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
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a = @

Uses @ for primary clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

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ZPLcaret-fc-a-2.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC@,{,#
^FDPrimary [@]  @Y-@m-@d @H:@M:@S\&Secondary [{]  {Y-{m-{d {H:{M:{S\&Third [#]  #Y-#m-#d #H:#M:#S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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b

Secondary clock indicator character

Sets secondary clock indicator character. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
none—this value cannot be the same as a or c
Required
No
Documented values_

b variations

Compare values side by side; other parameters remain at representative defaults.

Side-by-side comparison2 variations

b = {

Uses { for secondary clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

Edit in editor
ZPLcaret-fc-b-1.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC%,{,#
^FDPrimary [%]  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\&Secondary [{]  {Y-{m-{d {H:{M:{S\&Third [#]  #Y-#m-#d #H:#M:#S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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b = &

Uses & for secondary clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

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ZPLcaret-fc-b-2.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC%,&,#
^FDPrimary [%]  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\&Secondary [&]  &Y-&m-&d &H:&M:&S\&Third [#]  #Y-#m-#d #H:#M:#S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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c

Third clock indicator character

Sets third clock indicator character. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
none—this value cannot be the same as a or b
Required
No
Documented values_

c variations

Compare values side by side; other parameters remain at representative defaults.

Side-by-side comparison2 variations

c = #

Uses # for third clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

Edit in editor
ZPLcaret-fc-c-1.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC%,{,#
^FDPrimary [%]  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\&Secondary [{]  {Y-{m-{d {H:{M:{S\&Third [#]  #Y-#m-#d #H:#M:#S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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c = !

Uses ! for third clock indicator character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

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ZPLcaret-fc-c-2.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^ST07,20,2026,02,05,06,P
^SO2,0,0,0,1,0,0
^SO3,0,0,0,2,0,0
^FO36,55^A0N,30,26^FB568,3,28,L,0
^FC%,{,!
^FDPrimary [%]  %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\&Secondary [{]  {Y-{m-{d {H:{M:{S\&Third [!]  !Y-!m-!d !H:!M:!S^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FC parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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Primary source

Official Zebra reference

Use the manufacturer reference for printer- and firmware-specific behavior beyond ZPLr’s pinned rendering profile.

Open Zebra documentation