Abstract: The labeler in accordance with the present invention has an approximately L-shaped housing to which a reversed L-shaped handle is attached and is provided with a keyboard and an input signal display on the vertical part of the housing. The housing incorporates an electrical system for receiving and processing input signals from the keyboard, a label tape roll retainer, an electrical printer for printing necessary information on labels and a mechanism for moving a carrier strip of a label tape. The electric energy for the electrical circuits is supplied to respective electrical circuits from an internal power supply provided inside the handle or an external power supply connected to the handle by a cord.