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^FE

Field Concatenation

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

Syntax
^FEa
a

Field concatenation character

Sets field concatenation 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 comparison3 variations

a = #

Uses # for field concatenation character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-fe-a-1.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^FO0,400^FN2^FDOrder^FS
^FO0,400^FN3^FD1234^FS
^FO70,105^A0N,48,40
^FE#
^FD#2#: #3#^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FE parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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a = %

Uses % for field concatenation character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-fe-a-2.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^FO0,400^FN2^FDOrder^FS
^FO0,400^FN3^FD1234^FS
^FO70,105^A0N,48,40
^FE%
^FD%2%: %3%^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FE parameter example^FS
^XZ
Renderer8 dpmm
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a = |

Uses | for field concatenation character while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-fe-a-3.zpl
^XA
^PW640
^LL360
^FO0,400^FN2^FDOrder^FS
^FO0,400^FN3^FD1234^FS
^FO70,105^A0N,48,40
^FE|
^FD|2|: |3|^FS
^FO28,318^A0N,22,22^FDCaret FE 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.

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