| English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton coined the term | | | | the first felt-tip pen was invented in 1962 in Japan by |
| ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ in 1839 | | | | Yukio Horie. The company Avery Dennison |
| and this phrase alone shows how powerful and | | | | Corporation invented and trademarked the |
| important the pen is in our world. The pen is the | | | | world’s first highlighter pen and named it Hi-Liter. |
| most used and widely popular of all writing | | | | Highlighter pens are available in retractable form and |
| instruments and its presence in the written | | | | some come with an eraser at the opposite end of |
| communication field is undeniable. Their overwhelming | | | | the felt tip. Another popular variation of these pens is |
| use has seen multiple companies coming with newer | | | | in the form of ‘trilighters’ which are triangular |
| technology each and everyday to make our writing | | | | in shape and have different colored tips at each |
| experience with pens smoother, more economical | | | | corner. One other variant is stackable highlighters. |
| and convenient. | | | | These types of pens enable you to snap them |
| Pens nowadays come in long lists of different types | | | | together in a stack of 3 to 5 highlighters. |
| and kinds and manufacturers have also branched out | | | | From the felt-tip variants, there are also the dry line |
| to different types that cater to a wide variety of | | | | highlighters or also known as dry highlighters. Instead |
| needs such as for writing on white boards, on glass, | | | | of the felt tip as its writing point, these dry |
| plastic, for school and office use, and just about any | | | | highlighters have applicators that enable you to apply |
| type of surface that you would want to write on. | | | | a strip of highlighter tape on surfaces other than |
| Highlighters are one of the new breeds of writing | | | | paper such as plastic and glass or audio cassette |
| instruments in the new age. Highlighters are produced | | | | tapes. They can also be used on CDs. These types |
| as a form of a felt-tip pen and they come in bright, | | | | of highlighters pens are easily erasable and are not |
| fluorescent colors. The reason for calling them | | | | permanent compared to the standard versions. |
| highlighters is that these pens are used to mark | | | | Highlighter is a great tool to magnify and draw |
| certain sections of documents to ‘highlight’ | | | | attention to the most important detail out of the |
| them to the reader. Not only is the ink in highlighters | | | | whole passage. It is an extremely helpful tool for |
| fluorescent, it is also translucent, enabling the text | | | | reviewing notes because it saves a lot of time |
| beneath the highlight to be read clearly. The inks in | | | | looking only at the important materials. There are |
| these pens will glow under black light and the most | | | | times when highlighters are given out free with |
| common color is yellow but highlighters can also be | | | | discount pens as part of promotional reasons and |
| found in colors like pink, green, orange blue and | | | | marketing initiatives. Discount pens are much cheaper |
| purple. | | | | than your average priced pens and are frequently |
| The highlighter is part of the felt-tip pen family and | | | | sold in bulks. |