Ink Review #1136: Diamine Jet Black

Let’s take a look at a black ink today, Diamine Jet Black. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Jet Black is a standard medium black.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink dries to a bit of a shiny finish but I wouldn’t actually call it sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding in the medium nib for some reason.

Comparison Swabs:

Jet Black is just a little bit bluer in tone than Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Black with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a good basic affordable black ink. It can be a bit light with the little bit of shading, it turns to more of a grey than black.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.