A tape cassette intended to be inserted into a tape printer having a plurality of detecting switches, said tape cassette_comprising: a box-like housing having a front wall, a top surface and a bottom surface; a wound tape (55, 57, 59) mounted within said housing, said housing directing said tape (55, 57, 59) along a path to an exit, at least a portion of said path extending parallel to said front wall; a tape guide spaced downstream of said exit whereby a section of tape (55, 57, 59) is exposed between said exit and said tape guide; and an indicator portion of the tape type formed in said front wall proximal to said exposed section of tape, said indicator portion comprising a first indicator hole (801, 810) and a second indicator hole being adapted to have said plurality of detecting switches selectively inserted into the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole, the first indicator hole (801, 810) being in the form of a through-hole or an indentation, and each one_extending generally parallel to said top and bottom surfaces (30A and 30B) and perpendicular to said portion of said path; wherein the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole are in the form of separate holes, wherein the front wall comprises a semi-circular groove extending over the height of the housing; wherein one of the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole is disposed on a bottom edge of the front wall, the bottom edge being an edge where the front wall is connected to the bottom surface; and wherein the one of the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole is disposed downstream of the semi-circular groove in a feed direction of the tape directed along the portion of the path to the exit. a box-like housing having a front wall, a top surface and a bottom surface; a wound tape (55, 57, 59) mounted within said housing, said housing directing said tape (55, 57, 59) along a path to an exit, at least a portion of said path extending parallel to said front wall; a tape guide spaced downstream of said exit whereby a section of tape (55, 57, 59) is exposed between said exit and said tape guide; and an indicator portion of the tape type formed in said front wall proximal to said exposed section of tape, said indicator portion comprising a first indicator hole (801, 810) and a second indicator hole being adapted to have said plurality of detecting switches selectively inserted into the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole, the first indicator hole (801, 810) being in the form of a through-hole or an indentation, and each one_extending generally parallel to said top and bottom surfaces (30A and 30B) and perpendicular to said portion of said path; wherein the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole are in the form of separate holes, wherein the front wall comprises a semi-circular groove extending over the height of the housing; wherein one of the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole is disposed on a bottom edge of the front wall, the bottom edge being an edge where the front wall is connected to the bottom surface; and wherein the one of the first indicator hole (801, 810) and the second indicator hole is disposed downstream of the semi-circular groove in a feed direction of the tape directed along the portion of the path to the exit.