AirPrint option missing on iPhone 16e

in an app that support printing like say the notes app, there is a box with an arrow pointing out if it if you click that

and printing is not shown as an option there, then you click on the button with ... and print should show up on the context menu, if no printers show up as option there then, it might be that your printer do not support airprint, in which case you can only print if the printer manufacturer has their own printing app in app store.

Which vendor and model printer, and is it accessible via the local Wi-Fi?