Ink Review #1446: Kaweco Highlighter Yellow

Kaweco Highlighter Yellow is from Kaweco’s standard lineup, but it’s only available in cartridges. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Highlighter Yellow is a fluorescent yellow.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks very bright.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in most nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Highlighter Yellow is darker than Thornton’s Highlighter Yellow but lighter than Tono & Lims Charge. Click here to see the Kaweco inks together, and click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 Kelly Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, I don’t like this ink. It’s way too bright, even for a highlighter. It also only comes in cartridges, which I don’t love. It’s just a no for me.

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