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'''ESC/POS''' is a set of printer-control commands introduced by Epson for use in point of sale (POS) systems. It differs from the [[ESC/P]] commands used on many Epson printers, primarily the dot-matrix variety. Most commands are "escape sequences" consisting of the ESC character followed by various other characters, but some of the other [[ASCII]] [[C0 controls]] are also used.

Commands can do things such as set different character sets, fonts, and formatting, as well as printing [[bar codes]]. The specific supported features vary between printer models. The command set appears to be smaller and simpler than that of ESC/P, and includes commands specifically geared to POS systems such as one to open the cash drawer.

== Documentation ==
* [http://content.epson.de/fileadmin/content/files/RSD/downloads/escpos.pdf ESC/POS reference manual]

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