List of terms about pen and ink

This list of terms about pen and ink is an alphabetic list of terminology about ink pens and ink. Some of the terms might not be very notable outside this list.

  • D. Leonardt & Co. – a manufacturer of pens; founded in 1856, it is one of the oldest manufacturers of dip pens
  • Demonstrator pen – a pen which is transparent, so its inner mechanism can be seen
  • Dip pen – a type of nib pen with no ink reservoir
  • Drop out ink
  • Gel pen – any pen using a water-based liquid or gelled ink
  • India ink – a type of ink
  • Ink – a substance used to stain or dye
  • Ink blotter – a pad used to absorb excess ink
  • Inkpot – a low-lying bottle used to hold ink
  • Inkwell – a low-lying bottle used to hold ink
  • Iron gall ink – a purple-black or brown-black ink made from iron salts and tannic acids
  • Nib – the part of a pen which contacts a surface to deposit ink

  • Quill – an ink pen made from a bird feather
  • Quink – a fountain pen ink developed by the Parker Pen Company
  • Rastrum – a five-pointed instrument used to draw parallel lines, sometimes assembled out of ink pens
  • Retipping – replacing or restoring the tip of an ink pen
  • Rollerball pen – pen using water-based gelled ink (rather than oil)
  • Ruling pen – a pen used to denote ruler lines
  • Sheaffer – a manufacturer of writing implements, primarily luxury pens, founded in 1913
    • Sheaffer Prelude – a line of writing instruments made by the Sheaffer Pen Company
  • Skin pens – a type of pen applied to skin by doctors or tattoo artists, to create a temporary image
  • Solid ink – a type of ink for use in printers
  • Soy ink – made from soybeans and more environmentally friendly than some other inks
  • Space Pen – a pen which uses pressurized ink cartridges and is able to write in zero gravity
  • Speedball – a manufacturer of pens and other art materials
  • Stark's ink – a homemade ink in the 19th century
  • Tattoo – a nearly permanent pattern drawn on skin
  • Technical pen – a pen used to make consistent lines in architectural or technical drawings
  • Thermochromism – a process of coloring by using heat
  • uni-ball – a brand of ink pen made by the Mitsubishi Pencil Company
  • UV marker – a pen whose marks can be seen only under an ultraviolet light
  • Walnut ink – a type of ink made from walnuts' husks

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