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How Is Ink Made? From Ancient Soot to Modern Printer Ink

October 25, 2026 by Charlie
Glass bottles of blue and black fountain pen ink beside a fountain pen, illustrating how ink is made

How is ink made? At its simplest, ink is a colour held in a liquid that can be transferred to paper or another surface and stay there. The details vary enormously between a fountain pen, a ballpoint, a printing press and an inkjet printer, but every ink answers the same four questions: what gives it … Read more

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