Label sizes

Label 50 × 25 mm

The 50 × 25 mm label 1.97 × 0.98 inches is a common thermal format. Here you will find the dimensions in dots for every DPI and a ready-to-use ZPL example.

The 50 × 25 mm label (1.97 × 0.98 inches) is a common thermal format. Here you will find the dimensions in dots for every DPI and a ready-to-use ZPL example.

Dimensions in dots per DPI

DPI	Width	Height
203	400	200
300	591	295
600	1181	591

Dots are the printer's pixels; they result from inches × DPI (1 inch = 25.4 mm).

Defining this label in ZPL

^PW sets the print width, ^LL the label length – both in dots. The example applies to 203 dpi; use the table values for 300/600 dpi.

^XA
^PW400
^LL200
^FO50,50^A0N,40,40^FD 50 × 25 mm^FS
^XZ

Tip

Choose 300 dpi for high print quality and fine barcodes – 203 dpi suffices for standard text.