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Archivist's Curated Black & Near Black Inks

Black ink is rarely only black. One carries a cool violet cast; another softens toward charcoal, brown, or midnight blue. These small differences become clearer in handwriting.

This shelf gathers true blacks and close near-blacks for correspondence, marginal notes, and daily records. Warm or cool, matte or lustrous, each offers a different presence on the page. Water resistance and permanence vary by formulation and are described on individual product pages.

For dark inks that travel further into green, brown, grey, purple, sheen, and shimmer, continue to the Archivist’s Curated Dark Ink Cabinet.

Browse Ink: All Ink · Bottled Ink · Wearingeul · Robert Oster · J. Herbin · Anderillium · Colorverse · Diamine · Laban · Noodler's · Pilot Iroshizuku · Platinum · Teranishi Guitar · Octopus Fluids · Other Inks · Ink Cartridges · Ink Swatch Tools · Black & Near Black Inks · Dark Ink Cabinet

Platinum

4 items

Platinum Carbon Ink Black pigment fountain pen ink in a 60 mL glass bottle with a black and gold label

Platinum Carbon Black Pigment Fountain Pen Ink — 60 mL

$32.00

Platinum Classic Cassis Black iron gall fountain pen ink in a 60 mL glass bottle with a pink Platinum label

Platinum Classic Cassis Black Fountain Pen Ink — 60 mL

$32.00

Platinum Classic khaki black 60 mL fountain pen ink bottle on a pale wooden surface with a brick backdrop, photographed by Boston Lore Studio.

Platinum Classic Khaki Black Fountain Pen Ink — 60 mL

$32.00

Platinum Classic Sepia Black iron gall fountain pen ink in a 60 mL glass bottle with a brown Platinum label

Platinum Classic Sepia Black Fountain Pen Ink — 60 mL

$32.00

Anderillium

4 items

Anderillium Common Loon Black fountain pen ink 1.5 oz bottle beside its loon illustrated box

Anderillium Common Loon Black Fountain Pen Ink — 1.5 oz (45 mL)

$15.00

Anderillium Common Loon Black fountain pen ink bottle and packaging

Anderillium Common Loon Black — 15 mL Fountain Pen Ink

$9.00

Anderillium Colossal Squid Dark fountain pen ink 1.5 oz bottle beside its illustrated box

Anderillium Colossal Squid Dark Fountain Pen Ink — 1.5 oz (45 mL)

$15.00

Anderillium Colossal Squid Dark 15 mL fountain pen ink

Anderillium Colossal Squid Dark — 15 mL Fountain Pen Ink

$9.00

Noodler's

2 items

Noodler's X-Feather Black fountain pen ink bottle and writing sample

Noodler's X-Feather Black Fountain Pen Ink — 3 oz

$17.00

Noodler’s Black 3 oz fountain pen ink bottle with its catfish label beside a rectangular paper swatch of black ink.

Noodler's "Bulletproof" Black Fountain Pen Ink — 3 oz

$17.00

J. Herbin

2 items

J. Herbin Perle Noire fountain pen ink in 30 mL bottle on white background

J. Herbin Perle Noire Fountain Pen Ink — 30 mL

$15.50

J. Herbin Perle Noire fountain pen ink in 10 mL bottle

J. Herbin Perle Noire Fountain Pen Ink — 10 mL

$8.25

Wearingeul

2 items

Wearingeul The Black Tulip 30 mL fountain pen ink official product image

Wearingeul The Black Tulip Fountain Pen Ink – 30 mL

$25.00

Wearingeul Hades 30 mL fountain pen ink official product image

Wearingeul Hades Fountain Pen Ink – 30 mL

$25.00

All Archivist's Curated Black & Near Black Inks

15 items