Direct Thermal Direct thermal labels use a heat-sensitive coating that darkens when passed under a thermal printhead, producing text or barcodes without the need for ink, toner, or ribbons. This simple, ribbon-free printing method makes them economical and easy to use, particularly in high-volume, short-term applications.
Industries such as logistics, retail, healthcare, and food service commonly use direct thermal labels. They are ideal for shipping labels, receipts, barcodes, name tags, and event tickets—cases where long-term label durability isn't necessary. Since there are no ribbons to manage or replace, users benefit from quicker setup, lower maintenance, and reduced printing costs.
However, direct thermal labels have notable limitations. Exposure to heat, light, or friction can cause fading or damage, which makes them unsuitable for environments requiring long-lasting or archival-quality prints. In such situations, thermal transfer printing—where a ribbon transfers ink onto the label—is the preferred alternative.
Despite their sensitivity to environmental factors, direct thermal labels remain a popular choice due to their speed, low cost, and ease of operation. They are especially effective in fast-paced environments where short-term labeling is the norm.
In summary, direct thermal labels offer a practical, budget-friendly solution for many everyday labeling tasks that don’t demand long-term durability.
At POScentrum we also have Thermal Transfer labels
POS-C 1000D, Direct Thermal, 102x210mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x32mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x152.4 mm, Core: 19 mm Dymo Label, Direct Thermal, 104x159mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152 mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x203 mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 101,6x50,8mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76.2x50.8 mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra 8000D, Direct Thermal Jewelry Label, 55.6x12.7mm, C:25.4mm Zebra 8000D, Direct Thermal Jewelry Label, 55.6x12.7mm, C:25.4mm | Flaps Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Red Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Blue Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Green Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Pink POS-C 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, C:40mm POS-C 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 40x25mm, C:40mm | removable Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x159mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Orange Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Purple Brother BDE-1J026051-102, Direct Thermal label, 51x26mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 55x38mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x101.6mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x51 mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76.2x101.6mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x51mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x25mm, Core: 25,4 mm Direct Thermal Labels for Toshiba B-FV4/B-EV4 Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x192mm, Core: 25mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 50.8x25.4mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 38.1x38.1mm, Core:19 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 50.8x38.1mm, Core:19 mm Zebra ZeroLiner 4500D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 105x280m | Core: 76mm Zebra ZeroLiner 4500D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 50x100m | Core: 25mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, Core: 76mm POS-C 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x192mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D 110 Tag, Direct Thermal, 76.2x38.1mm, Core: 35mm Zebra ZeroLiner 2000D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 50.8x19m | Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x25mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 148x210 mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x50.8mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x101.6mm, Core: 35 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x76.2mm, C: 19 mm Zebra ZeroLiner 2000D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 101.6x30m | Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x51mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x50.8mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x102mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 100x50mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x32mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x76mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x51mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 100x150mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 100x210mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 70x32mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x64mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x152mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x178mm, Core: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Band Splash | Red Zebra Z-Band Splash | Yellow Zebra Z-Band Splash | Blue Zebra Z-Band Splash | Green Zebra Z-Band Splash | Pink Zebra Z-Band Splash | Orange Zebra Z-Band Splash | Purple Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 50,8x50,8mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 60x50mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label,, 101,6x101,6mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76.2x76.2mm, Core: 35mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 50.8x25.4mm, Core:19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x32mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x38mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152 mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x38mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x76mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal Label, 70x38mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, Core:19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 38x25mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x102mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76.2x50.8mm, C: 19mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 101.6x152.4mm, Core: 19 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x25mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal Label, 70x32mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102mmx163m, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x64mm, Core: 76mm | Removable Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x64mm, Core: 25.4mm | Removable Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 38x13mm, Core: 25mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x165mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76,2x44,45mm, Core: 19mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76,2x44,45mm, Core: 19mm, Removeable Zebra ZeroLiner 2000D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 76x19m | Core: 19mm Zebra ZeroLiner 1100D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 105x100m | Core: 25mm POS-C, Linerless Label, 80x70x25.4 - Removable Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 25x76mm, Core: 25,4 mm TSC Label, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 100x32m | Core: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x152mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 148x210 mm, Core: 76mm POS-C 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x210 mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra PolyPro 4000D, Direct Thermal Label, Synthetic, 50.8x25.4 mm, C: 19 mm Star Label roll, Linerless, 58mm Star Label roll, Linerless, 80mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x25mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x76mm, Core: 25,4 mm, Removeable Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x25mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x102mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct thermal label,102x76mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x102mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 51x25mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 38x25mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 100x50mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label,102x38 mm, Core: 76 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x127mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x102mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x76mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x64mm, Core: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 102x38 mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x25mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x102 mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x51mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x32mm, Core: 25,4 mm, Removable Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x32mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x19mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 38x25mm, Core: 25,4 mm, Removable Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 32x25mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 57x76 mm, Core: 25,4 mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D, Direct Thermal label, 31x22mm, Core: 25.4 mm Zebra Z-Band Fun, Wristband, 25.4x254mm | Yellow Zebra PolyPro 4000D, Direct Thermal, synthetic, 50.8x50.8mm, C: 19mm Zebra PolyPro 4000D, Direct Thermal, Polypropylene, 76.2x25.4mm, C: 19mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D 190 Tag, Direct thermal, 102x76mm, C: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D 190 Tag, Direct thermal,, 32x57mm, Core: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Select 2000D 190 Tag, Direct thermal, 57x35mm, Core: 25.4mm Zebra Z-Band Direct, Wristband, 25.4x279.4mm | White TSC Label, Direct Thermal, 102x102mm, Core: 76mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 76x102mm, Core: 76mm POS-C, Label, Direct Thermal, 60x36mm, C: 40mm POS-C, Label, Direct Thermal, 70x52mm, C: 40mm Zebra ZeroLiner 2000D, Direct Thermal | Linerless, 58x10m | Core: 12mm Zebra Z-Perform 1000D, Direct Thermal label, 38x19mm, Core: 25.4 TSC Wristbands - 29x292mm, C: 25mm, White - 2 Rolls We can't find products matching the selection.
