ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC J
Forward paper feed
ASCII: ESC
J
n
Decimal: 27
74
n
Hexadecimal: 1B
4A n
Parameters
0
≤
n
≤
255
Description
z
Ends input for the current line and moves the vertical print position forward by n/203 inch (=1 dot).
z
If the bottom margin setting is exceeded, printing starts.
z
With left alignment, the print position for the next line becomes the end position of the current line.
(The horizontal position does not move to the left margin.)
With right alignment and center alignment, the horizontal position moves to the beginning of the line.
z
Auto-canceling double-width characters specified with SO or ESC SO are canceled.
Abcdefg
ABC
SDFASG
Left alignment
Abcdefg
ABC
SDFASG
Center alignment
Abcdefg
ABC
SDFASG
Right alignment
Example: Performing a forward paper feed after the second line