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Black
Zebra is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Zebra
Zebra traces its origins to 1897, when founder Tokumatsu Ishikawa began producing steel pen nibs in Japan; he formally established the business and registered the Zebra trademark in 1914. The Tokyo-based company is known today for ballpoints, the Sarasa gel pen line, Mildliner highlighters and mechanical pencils.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
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