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Black
AmazonBasics is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Paper & pairing
As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About AmazonBasics
AmazonBasics (now Amazon Basics) is Amazon's private-label brand, introduced in 2009 for home goods, office supplies and tech accessories. Its stationery line includes entry-level fountain pens and refills, and by 2017 it had become Amazon's best-selling private-label brand.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
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