I had the same problem, the end result will be like talisman or cursed text.
I fixed the problem by switching from generic printer driver to the property one (unfortunately I had to install it from their site by downloading it using the browser like a windows scrub 🤢).
My printer is a old HP printer and distro is fedroa 38 (gnome)
Hope this helps ❤️
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