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A highlighter is a form of felt-tip
Marker pen

A marker pen, marking pen, felt-tip pen, or marker, is a pen which has its own ink-source, and usually a tip made of a porous material, such as felt or nylon....
 pen which is used to highlight sections of documents in a vivid colour, while leaving the content beneath the marking unobscured. As such, highlighter ink is translucent.








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A highlighter is a form of felt-tip
Marker pen

A marker pen, marking pen, felt-tip pen, or marker, is a pen which has its own ink-source, and usually a tip made of a porous material, such as felt or nylon....
 pen which is used to highlight sections of documents in a vivid colour, while leaving the content beneath the marking unobscured. As such, highlighter ink is translucent.

History

In 1962 the first felt-tip pen was invented in Japan by Yukio Horie. A highlighter is a felt-tip pen filled with transparent fluorescent ink. Although Avery Dennison Corporation invented and trademarked the name Hi-Liter, they did not invent the felt pen.

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