Which cartridge, toner or drum
Matching an Epson cartridge number to your exact printer model
An Expression Home XP-440 takes Epson 288 or 288XL; the 202 and 212 belong to other printers. Epson's own printer lists for seven cartridge numbers follow, so you can confirm or rule out a number before you open a listing.
The short answer
For an Expression Home XP-440, the number is 288. It comes in two sizes, 288 (standard capacity) and 288XL (high capacity), and Epson lists both for the XP-440. Neither 202 nor 212 is on Epson's list for the XP-440. Epson's own ink page for the XP-440 lists only 288 and 288XL cartridges and packs. The single cartridges are:
- Standard: T288120-S black, T288220-S cyan, T288320-S magenta, T288420-S yellow.
- High capacity: T288XL120-S black, T288XL220-S cyan, T288XL320-S magenta, T288XL420-S yellow.
Epson lists the same 288 and 288XL cartridges for five other printers: the Expression Home XP-330, XP-340, XP-430, XP-434 and XP-446. The part-number table in Epson's XP-440/XP-446 user's guide gives the same pairing: 288 for standard capacity and 288XL for high capacity, in all four colors.
Epson's printer lists, number by number
Each row below comes from that cartridge's own product page on Epson's US site. If your model is not in a row, Epson does not list that number for it. The 202 and 212 are here too: Epson lists the 202 for the XP-5100 and WF-2860, and the 212 for the XP-4100, XP-4105, WF-2830 and WF-2850.
| Number | Printers Epson lists | XL version | Black cartridge (standard / XL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | Expression Home XP-330, XP-340, XP-430, XP-434, XP-440, XP-446 | 288XL, all four colors | T288120-S / T288XL120-S |
| 202 | Expression Home XP-5100; WorkForce WF-2860 | 202XL, all four colors | T202120-S / T202XL120-S |
| 212 | Expression Home XP-4100, XP-4105; WorkForce WF-2830, WF-2850 | 212XL, all four colors | T212120-S / T212XL120-S |
| 220 | Expression Home XP-320, XP-420, XP-424; WorkForce WF-2630, WF-2650, WF-2660, WF-2750, WF-2760 | 220XL, all four colors | T220120-S / T220XL120-S |
| 222 | Expression Home XP-5200; WorkForce WF-2960 | Black only | T222120-S / T222XL120-S (Epson's T222XL120-S page names the WF-2960 only; for the XP-5200, Epson lists 222XL black inside T222XL-BCS) |
| 232 | Expression Home XP-4200, XP-4205, XP-4255; WorkForce WF-2930, WF-2950, WF-2970 | Black only | T232120-S / T232XL120-S |
| 802 | WorkForce Pro WF-4720, WF-4730, WF-4734, WF-4740, plus the Business Edition WF-4720, WF-4730 and WF-4740; WorkForce Pro EC-4020, EC-4030, EC-4040 | 802XL, all four colors | T802120-S / T802XL120-S |
For 222 and 232, the user's guides for the XP-5200 and the XP-4200/XP-4205 list a high-capacity part for black and a dash for cyan, magenta and yellow. Epson's XL packs for those printers, T222XL-BCS and T232XL-BCS, pair an XL black with standard-capacity colors. A listing for a 222XL or 232XL color cartridge is not describing a part those guides list.
One mismatch on Epson's own site: the single 222XL black page (T222XL120-S) names only the WF-2960. The XP-5200 user's guide lists 222XL black for the XP-5200, and the XP-5200's ink page lists 222XL black only inside the T222XL-BCS pack. So for an XP-5200 owner who wants the XL black, T222XL-BCS is the product Epson's XP-5200 ink page lists.
Reading these part numbers in a listing
On Epson's US site, the codes start with T and the family number, then XL for the high-capacity version. For the seven numbers on this page, the next digit in every single-cartridge code is the color: 1 black, 2 cyan, 3 magenta, 4 yellow. So T288XL320-S is the 288XL magenta. The standard cyan, magenta and yellow three-packs use 5 instead: T288520-S, T222520-S and T232520-S.
Not every Epson number uses the digits this way. In the 410XL family, T410XL020-S is the black cartridge and T410XL120-S is photo black. For any number, go by the color name Epson gives for the code, not the digit.
The three user's guides cited here print the numbers without the T and the -S. The XP-5200 guide gives 222120 and 222XL120 for black, and the XP-4200/XP-4205 guide gives 232XL120. The XP-440 guide lists just 288 and 288XL beside each color name, with no color digit at all. To match a listing's full code, compare it with Epson's ink page for your printer.
For the XP-440, Epson's ink page also lists T288120-BCS (four standard cartridges), T288120-D2 (two standard blacks), T288520-S (standard cyan, magenta and yellow) and T288XL-BCS (an XL black with standard cyan, magenta and yellow). Epson's Ink Finder takes either a printer model or an ink code; its search box gives WorkForce Pro WF-4740, 802 and T802120 as examples.
288 or 288XL
Both fit the XP-440. What differs is capacity. Epson's XP-440 specifications declare these yields, from ISO/IEC 24711 tests printing continuously:
- 288: 175 pages black, 165 pages for each color.
- 288XL: 500 pages black, 450 pages for each color.
Of the two, 288XL carries the higher declared yield. The XP-440 holds four individual cartridges, and its guide has you replace whichever one the screen names, so you can choose the size color by color. Epson's own T288XL-BCS pack puts an XL black beside standard colors. All four have to be installed for the printer to print.
Two Epson notes bear on the choice. The XP-440 guide asks you to use a cartridge within six months of installing it, and the specification footnote says yields may be lower when you print infrequently. At the declared yields, finishing a black cartridge within six months works out to about 29 pages a month for the 288 (175 ÷ 6) and about 83 for the 288XL (500 ÷ 6). For each color cartridge it works out to about 28 pages a month for the 288 and 75 for the 288XL. If you print fewer pages than that, six months pass before you print the declared page count; buying for a few pages a month covers that pattern. Whether the XL works out cheaper per page is a division with today's prices, and cost per page walks through it.
Traps that put the wrong number in the cart
- One digit apart, different cartridge. On Epson's lists the XP-420 takes 220 but the XP-430 takes 288. The XP-320 takes 220 but the XP-330 takes 288. The XP-4100 takes 212 but the XP-4200 takes 232. The XP-5100 takes 202 but the XP-5200 takes 222.
- Close WorkForce model numbers do not mean the same cartridge. The WF-2630 through WF-2970 in the table span five numbers: 220 (WF-2630, WF-2650, WF-2660, WF-2750, WF-2760), 212 (WF-2830, WF-2850), 202 (WF-2860), 222 (WF-2960) and 232 (WF-2930, WF-2950, WF-2970).
- The series name does not tell you the printer takes cartridges. Epson's 502 ink bottle page lists the Expression ET-2750, the WorkForce ET-4750 and the WorkForce ST-2000, and Epson describes EcoTank models such as the ET-2800 as cartridge-free. Every printer on the cartridge lists above has an XP-, WF- or EC- model number; every printer on the 502 bottle list has ET- or ST-. If yours is an ET- or ST- model, go to Epson EcoTank ink bottles instead.
- A listing title that names your printer is the seller's claim. The list that counts is the one on Epson's page for the cartridge, or Epson's ink page for your printer.
- Epson says the XP-440 is designed for Epson cartridges only. Its guide adds that other brands are not compatible and may not work properly, even if they are described as compatible.
What to check on your own printer
- Read the full model number from the printer: the letters and every digit, such as XP-440 or WF-2860. The series name alone, Expression Home or WorkForce, is not enough.
- Open Epson's ink page for that model. For the XP-440 it lists all eight 288 and 288XL cartridges and four packs. For any other model, type the model number into Epson's Ink Finder.
- Or open the model's user's guide at its part-numbers section. In the XP-440/XP-446 User's Guide that is Ink Cartridge Part Numbers, which starts on page 164, with the table on page 165. The XP-5200 and XP-4200/XP-4205 guides call it Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers. To get a guide, search for your model at epson.com/support; on the XP-440's support page, the User's Guide is under Manuals and Warranty.
- In the listing, check three things against Epson's ink page: the family number, whether XL follows it, and the color name Epson gives for that code.
The printer lists on this page come from Epson's US site. For the same check on any brand, see confirming the right cartridge for the printer you already have.
Check it on your own equipment
These take you to the manufacturers and standards bodies the page draws on, so you can look up your exact model.
- Merchant listing
Epson's ink page for the Expression Home XP-440 (opens in a new tab)Epson's page headed "Buy Ink for the Expression Home XP-440 Small-in-One Printer": the 288 and 288XL singles in black, cyan, magenta and yellow, plus the T288120-BCS four-pack, T288120-D2 black two-pack, T288520-S color three-pack and T288XL-BCS set. — epson.com - Official support page
Epson Ink Finder (opens in a new tab)A search box that reads "Enter a Printer Model or Ink Code", with the examples WorkForce Pro WF-4740, 802 and T802120. Use it for any model other than the XP-440. — epson.com - Official support page
XP-440/XP-446 User's Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Epson's manual for the XP-440 and XP-446. The Ink Cartridge Part Numbers section starts on page 164; its table, on page 165, lists 288 and 288XL for each color. — files.support.epson.com - Manufacturer specification
Epson 288XL black, T288XL120-S (opens in a new tab)The high-capacity black cartridge's page, with Epson's list of the six Expression Home printers it fits and the codes for the cyan, magenta and yellow 288XL. — epson.com
What this page does not tell you
- The printer lists and part numbers here are the ones on Epson's US site in September 2026. Epson can add or drop models, so check the cartridge's own page or your printer's ink page before you order. If your printer came from outside the US, use your own country's Epson site; this page does not cover other regions.
- For the XP-5200, Epson's own pages disagree about the single 222XL black. Its T222XL120-S page names only the WF-2960, while the XP-5200 user's guide lists 222XL black and the XP-5200 ink page lists it inside the T222XL-BCS pack. This page reports both and cannot settle which one Epson intends.
- Epson's 288XL product pages say "2.5x more prints." The page counts in the XP-440 specifications work out to about 2.9 times for black (500 ÷ 175) and about 2.7 times for color (450 ÷ 165). This page uses the page counts.
- Declared page yields appear here only for the 288 and 288XL. For another model, look in the specifications on that printer's epson.com product page; on the XP-440's page they are listed under Replacement Ink.
- This page does not say where the model number is printed on each printer. Read it from the machine, or type it into Epson's Ink Finder, which also takes an ink code.
- Nothing here covers third-party or refilled cartridges. The lists above are Epson's lists for Epson cartridges, and Epson says the XP-440 is designed for Epson cartridges only.
Sources
40 documents, each with the facts on this page it supports. Manufacturers revise specifications, so every source is dated — open it before you buy.
- Epson lists the 288 standard-capacity cartridges for the Expression Home XP-330, XP-340, XP-430, XP-434, XP-440 and XP-446, and for no other printer on that page.
- The 288 standard single cartridges are T288120-S black, T288220-S cyan, T288320-S magenta and T288420-S yellow.
- The printer lists used on this page are from Epson's US website.
- The 288XL black, T288XL120-S, is high capacity and lists the Expression Home XP-330, XP-340, XP-430, XP-434, XP-440 and XP-446.
- The 288XL singles are T288XL120-S black, T288XL220-S cyan, T288XL320-S magenta and T288XL420-S yellow.
- Epson's 288XL product pages say 2.5x more prints.
- The 288XL cyan, T288XL220-S, lists the same six Expression Home printers.
- T288XL320-S is the 288XL magenta cartridge, high capacity, and lists the same six Expression Home printers.
- The 288XL yellow, T288XL420-S, lists the same six Expression Home printers.
- Epson's ink page for the XP-440 lists only 288 and 288XL products: the eight singles (288 and 288XL in black, cyan, magenta and yellow) plus four packs, T288120-BCS, T288120-D2, T288520-S and T288XL-BCS.
- On the XP-440 ink page, T288120-BCS is the 288 black and color 4-pack, T288120-D2 is a 288 black 2-pack, and T288520-S is the 288 color 3-pack.
- For the seven numbers on the page (288, 202, 212, 220, 222, 232, 802), the digit after the family number (and after XL, when present) in every single-cartridge code marks the color: 1 black, 2 cyan, 3 magenta, 4 yellow.
- Because the XP-440 takes four individual cartridges and Epson lists both 288 and 288XL in every color for it, the size can be chosen color by color; Epson's own T288XL-BCS mixes an XL black with standard colors.
- T288XL-BCS pairs a high-capacity black with standard-capacity cyan, magenta and yellow and is listed for the same six Expression Home printers.
- The XP-440/XP-446 User's Guide part-number table lists 288 as the standard-capacity and 288XL as the high-capacity number for black, cyan, magenta and yellow, printed without a T prefix, -S suffix or color digit.
- In the XP-440/XP-446 User's Guide, the Ink Cartridge Part Numbers section starts on page 164 and its table is on page 165.
- The XP-440 guide asks owners to use cartridges within six months of installing them; its specifications give an opened-package cartridge life of six months.
- The XP-440 guide's replacement procedure has the owner note which cartridges the LCD screen says need replacing.
- The XP-440/XP-446 guide says the product uses only genuine Epson-brand cartridges and that other brands are not compatible and, even if described as compatible, may not function properly.
- The XP-440/XP-446 guide tells owners to visit epson.com/support (U.S.) and select their product to download drivers and documentation.
- Epson lists the 202 for the Expression Home XP-5100 and WorkForce WF-2860 only; the XP-440 is not on the list.
- The standard 202 black is T202120-S.
- 202XL is listed in all four colors (T202XL120-S, T202XL220-S, T202XL320-S, T202XL420-S) for the XP-5100 and WF-2860; the XL black is T202XL120-S.
- The 202XL magenta, T202XL320-S, lists the XP-5100 and WF-2860.
- Epson lists the 212 for the Expression Home XP-4100 and XP-4105 and the WorkForce WF-2830 and WF-2850; the XP-440 is not on the list. The standard black is T212120-S.
- 212XL is listed in all four colors (T212XL120-S, T212XL220-S, T212XL320-S, T212XL420-S) for the same four printers; the XL black is T212XL120-S.
- The 212XL magenta, T212XL320-S, lists the XP-4100, XP-4105, WF-2830 and WF-2850.
- Epson lists the 220 for the Expression Home XP-320, XP-420 and XP-424 and the WorkForce WF-2630, WF-2650, WF-2660, WF-2750 and WF-2760. The standard black is T220120-S.
- The XP-420 and XP-320 are on the 220 list, while the XP-430 and XP-330 are on the 288 list.
- The WorkForce WF-2630 through WF-2970 on these lists span five numbers: 220 (WF-2630, WF-2650, WF-2660, WF-2750, WF-2760), 212 (WF-2830, WF-2850), 202 (WF-2860), 222 (WF-2960) and 232 (WF-2930, WF-2950, WF-2970).
- 220XL is listed in all four colors (T220XL120-S, T220XL220-S, T220XL320-S, T220XL420-S) for the same eight printers; the XL black is T220XL120-S.
- The 220XL cyan, T220XL220-S, lists the same eight printers.
- Epson lists the 222 for the Expression Home XP-5200 and the WorkForce WF-2960. The standard black is T222120-S.
- The XP-5100 is on the 202 list while the XP-5200 is on the 222 list.
- The XP-5200 User's Guide part-number table lists a high-capacity cartridge for black only (222XL120); cyan, magenta and yellow show a dash. Numbers are printed without T or -S (222120, 222XL120).
- In the XP-5200 User's Guide, the part-numbers topic is titled Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers.
- The guide containing that topic is titled XP-5200 User's Guide.
- Epson's single 222XL black page, T222XL120-S (high capacity), shows only the black cartridge and lists only the WorkForce WF-2960; the XP-5200 does not appear on it.
- The XP-5200's ink page lists the 222 singles, T222120-BCS, T222520-S and T222XL-BCS, and does not list the single T222XL120-S; 222XL black appears there only inside T222XL-BCS.
- The standard 222 color three-pack is T222520-S.
- For an XP-5200 owner who wants the XL black, T222XL-BCS is the 222XL product Epson's XP-5200 ink page lists.
- T222XL-BCS pairs a high-capacity black with standard-capacity cyan, magenta and yellow and lists the XP-5200 and WF-2960.
- Epson lists the 232 for the Expression Home XP-4200, XP-4205 and XP-4255 and the WorkForce WF-2930, WF-2950 and WF-2970. The standard black is T232120-S.
- The XP-4100 is on the 212 list while the XP-4200 is on the 232 list.
- Epson's 232XL page shows a black cartridge only, T232XL120-S, listed for the same six printers.
- The XP-4200/XP-4205 User's Guide part-number table lists a high-capacity cartridge for black only (232XL120); cyan, magenta and yellow show a dash. Numbers are printed without T or -S.
- In the XP-4200/XP-4205 User's Guide, the part-numbers topic is titled Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers.
- The guide containing that topic is titled XP-4200/XP-4205 User's Guide and names the XP-4200 and XP-4205.
- T232XL-BCS pairs a high-capacity black with standard-capacity cyan, magenta and yellow, and T232520-S is the standard 232 color three-pack; both are listed for the six 232 printers.
- Epson lists the 802 for the WorkForce Pro WF-4720, WF-4730, WF-4734 and WF-4740, the Business Edition WF-4720, WF-4730 and WF-4740, and the WorkForce Pro EC-4020, EC-4030 and EC-4040. The standard black is T802120-S.
- Every printer on the 288, 202, 212, 220, 222, 232 and 802 lists carries an XP-, WF- or EC- model number.
- 802XL is listed in all four colors (T802XL120-S, T802XL220-S, T802XL320-S, T802XL420-S) for the same ten printers; the XL black is T802XL120-S.
- The 802XL yellow, T802XL420-S, lists the same WorkForce Pro WF and EC models.
- T410XL020-S is Epson's 410XL black cartridge, high capacity.
- T410XL120-S is Epson's 410XL photo black cartridge, high capacity, so the 1 digit does not mean black in the 410XL family.
- Epson's Ink Finder accepts a printer model or an ink code; its search box shows WorkForce Pro WF-4740, 802 and T802120 as examples.
- The XP-440 uses four individual ink cartridges.
- Epson declares 288 yields of 175 ISO pages black and 165 per color, and 288XL yields of 500 ISO pages black and 450 per color, based on ISO/IEC 24711 tests in Default Mode printing continuously; these appear under Replacement Ink in the specifications.
- Of 288 and 288XL, the 288XL carries the higher declared yield.
- Epson's yield footnote says yields may be lower when printing infrequently and that all colors have to be installed for printing.
- At the declared yields, using a cartridge up within six months works out to about 29 pages a month for a 288 black (175 / 6), about 83 for a 288XL black (500 / 6), about 28 for each 288 color (165 / 6 = 27.5) and 75 for each 288XL color (450 / 6).
- Epson says the XP-440 is designed for use with Epson cartridges only.
- The XP-440 ISO yields work out to about 2.9 times for black (500 / 175 = 2.86) and about 2.7 times for color (450 / 165 = 2.73).
- Epson's 502 ink bottle page lists the Expression ET-2750, WorkForce ET-4750 and WorkForce ST-2000 among compatible printers, and every model on that list has an ET- or ST- model number.
- Epson describes the EcoTank ET-2800 as a cartridge-free supertank printer that takes 522 ink bottles.
- Epson describes the Expression ET-2750 EcoTank as cartridge-free, using 502 ink bottles.
- Epson's support site at epson.com/support offers a Search By Product Name box.
- On the XP-440's support page, the User's Guide (HTML and PDF) is listed under Manuals and Warranty.