The Best Blue Black Pens... You Get The Best of Both Worlds ✨🖊🎸

Shop all the products mentioned at JetPens.com: to.jetpens.com/43Puxou What color is sophisticated enough for important documents yet has a hint of personality? Enter blue black, a mysterious shade with understated liveliness. We highlight some of our favorite blue black gel pens, markers, and more.
▬▬ ✦ P R O D U C T S & T I M E S T A M P S ✦ ▬▬
0:00 Intro
0:21 What is Blue Black?
1:02 Ballpoint & Rollerball Pens
Uni-ball Jetstream RT BLX Ballpoint Pen - 1.0 mm - Blue Black: to.jetpens.com/3J4TPan
Uni-ball Vision Elite BLX Rollerball Pens: to.jetpens.com/43Ba9HZ
1:59 Gel Pens
Uni-ball Signo UM-151 Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/3P8KfHs
Uni-ball Signo Broad UM-153 Gel Pen - Blue Black Ink: to.jetpens.com/43yuYUp
Zebra Sarasa Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/43PGtat
Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/43BpBUr
Pilot Hi-Tec-C Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/43yyyhf
Pilot FriXion Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/43PuzN8
Pentel EnerGel Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/3Pgre5A
Sakura Ballsign iD Gel Pens: to.jetpens.com/3P9k43d
4:48 Markers
Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pen - 0.3 mm - Indigo Blue: to.jetpens.com/43PuCbM
Zebra Clickart Knock Sign Pens: to.jetpens.com/3oRLEHD
Pilot Spare Sign Pen - Clear: to.jetpens.com/43MTFfS
Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Dot Double-Sided Markers: to.jetpens.com/3P9jZwq
6:29 Outro
▬▬ ✦ R E L A T E D V I D E O S ✦ ▬▬
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[@JetPens]

Shop our blue black pen sampler to try our favorite pens: to.jetpens.com/3qDGj78

[@karenmaedaallman6767]

I love this set. My favorite JetPens purchase.

[@jeannovais8323]

show us some blue black fountain pen inks! (i am not a english speaker, or writer).

[@KheldarLars]

Who is this strange narrator? XD

[@JetPens]

Check out our guide here! www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Blue-Black-Fountain-Pen-Inks/pt/767

[@BassMusicCompilations]

I love blue black ink! Some amazing options you didnt mention include Micron's blue black pen, Pilot's Hi-tec C Maica, Pilot's Fude-Makase and Pilot's Petit sign pen.

[@Juulylie]

I have the Maica and I really like it!

[@sophiaisabelle0227]

JetPens never disappoint. They offer the best stationery items.

[@yunshuf3]

I LOVE BLUE BLACK INK! It has been my go-to for years and years!

[@FerralVideo]

The legendary Platinum Preppy comes in blue-black, and can be equipped either as a fountain pen (with three nib sizes), a marker, or a highlighter! My first fountain pen ink was a blue-black, but was ironically Noodlers' Air Corps, which is rather notorious for having a green tint once on paper. My present favorite, Diamine Twilight, is also a quite pleasant blue-black.

[@kd5byb]

I *LOVE* blue-black ink. A coworker (hi Shelly!) introduced me to blue-black years ago and I just adore it!

[@kd5byb]

my favorites: Uni-Ball Vision Elite, Pilot Hi-Tec-C, and I really miss the Pilot Hi-Tec-C Maica with the fancy jeweled cap!

[@rcmrcm3370]

Hey, Pen caps are useful. Keep the cap if you loan your pen, you'll be more likely to get your pen back and to remember to ask for it.

[@intentionallyleftblank3016]

That’s a great tip! 😅

[@bentaylor-cv4ox]

Pilot Juice Up is easily my favorite blue black pen. Surprised the Juice and Juice Up weren’t mentioned. I do love a good blue black ink tho

[@gogowillkillyou]

YES this video was made for me. Blue black is my go to for formal documents. Just as you mentioned, I find regular blue a little too casual and regular black too boring. I knew I found my people when I subscribed 🥰

[@AMiniki]

The Pentel Energel and the Zebra Sarasa Clip are my favourite. Seeing them compared with other inks, I have to say they remain as favourites. The Energel is the overall winner simply because it dries so fast and the black is my ride or die; but both are really pretty.

[@gisming]

does the sarasa clip dry much longer than the energel, or is it not by much? i wanna switch from energel to the sarasa clip, but im concerned if it takes a lot more to dry

[@anonmouse485]

Recently tried out my blue black sarasa clip (0.5) and was immediately struck by its elegance- what a nice color !

[@pocketwish]

i love this !!! could you possibly do a comparison for brown / brown black / sepia pens as well?

[@debbiedeas]

I moonlight at a pen store, and blue-black is my go to recommendation for ink colors…especially when clients tell me they don’t or can’t use “colors.” It’s not a full pen, but I think the best blue-black ballpoint refill is Monteverde’s Parker style in a (I think) 1.4 tip. It’s so smooth, and the color is quite possibly the most perfect version of blue black I’ve seen outside of fountain pen inks. 1.4 sounds huge, but it writes like a 1.0. And the best part is you get to choose your pen body!

[@kricket3142]

I love Blue Black pens! My favorite is the Pentel Energel, with the Sarasa Clip as a close second.

[@cathrynesten4364]

I love blue black, currently using blue black ink in my fountain pen but I have a stash of the uniball signos in blue black

[@sdb9884]

Whoa! A pen to match my favorite hair color! Thank you! I can’t wait to get some!

[@Patricia-mm2mr]

'The Hannah Montana of Pens' LOOOOOL. Amazing.

[@heathergleiser]

Blue black is my favorite! I have the Signo 151 mentioned and the fountain pen I never take out of rotation is a Twsbi Eco T I keep Diamine 1864 Blue Black in. I think it’s easier to read on off white paper than black.

[@tcconnection]

My UM 151 in .28 retractable blue-black is my favorite. It doesn't skip or blob like wider nibs. I like putting it in the retractable inkjoy barrel, more comfortable than any other barrel for a low grip.

[@giftigkvinder]

Huge fan of green black, was an accidental find

[@TheBudgetingIntrovert]

I just got into blue black pens and just received my JetPen order which included the Uniball Signo Um-151 in color blue black.

[@robing7517]

Sarasa 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 blue-black are my favorites! I've used them for years! I want to try then Energel because they are so nice to write with! Thanks for this overview!

[@shar0ndipity2009]

I love blue black inks so many of the pens listed are already a staple for me but still I'm glad i watched this.. I was introduced to several interesting markers that i will have to check out! As always, thanks Jetpens (condolences to my wallet)

[@kentuckylady2990]

Absolutely my favorite ink color. I really don’t like black ink but blue black is a good replacement when black ink is required. (Especially the darker shades). One our local establishments had a sign that says when signing documents black or blue black ink only. Finally getting much deserved recognition.

[@TJulieta]

I love how the list at the very end was in the varying shades of blue black from bright to dark ☺️ JetPens, you are a happy place for me

[@caelishirin2887]

I love blue black inks! My favorite to use is Zebra Sarasa Clip. But I would like to try out these other pens too!

[@courtney9212]

Y'all forgot the fountain pen inks 🖋️ my all time favorite is Pilot Iroshizuku Shin kai 😊

[@rachelblenkin437]

I found the Frixion blue-black pen in a bookstore at my university. I had never seen that colour, so I decided to try it (pens aren't my weakness, what are you talking about). I love it.

[@jonathangervitz8499]

The best blue-black pen is the Fisher Space Pen in blue. It has a hint of purple if you look very carefully. I cannot find a pen that resembles that.

[@baganga]

I watched this video just to make sure you mentioned the UM-153. It's not just my favorite blue-black pen, but my favorite pen ever. They're super inexpensive, and you can buy refills! When I lost mine last year, I couldn't even wait for it to be shipped to me. I drove ~30 miles to the nearest Kinokuniya Bookstore to get a replacement as soon as I realized. :P

[@emmatzim1394]

I'm obsessed with Uni-ball Signo 0.38 blue black and burgundy!❤

[@RabidLeroy]

Ah yes, the blue black ink colour is the most versatile of ink colours. I remember ordering some Uniball RTs in blue black ink from the chain stationery store, and they worked very well for both lecture notes and thoughts. Imagine my dismay when I ran out of the ink, and had to order them online. Thanks for the video covering the best of the blue black family!

[@Disbudgetz]

OMG….finally the color pens that I ONLY use!!!

[@ks7343]

My go-to fave color! ❤❤❤❤

[@lerajuno]

The Energel Clena is hands down my favorite blue black in existence. I saw this video topic and I knew it would be on the list. It’s 5⭐️

[@LaLa_ArtGal]

I LOVE my uni-ball vision elite in blue-black AND brown-black AND red-black. If they made a green-black, I'd probably only use that for everything for the rest of my life. 😉

[@Call-me-Al]

....i didn't even know it came in brown-black and red-black. Thanks!!! Edit: and yes adding green to that would be fantastic

[@JetPens]

It does come in green black, actually! www.jetpens.com/Uni-ball-Vision-Elite-BLX-Rollerball-Pen-0.8-mm-Green-Black/pd/9918

[@rikoflishas]

I just got a platinum Procyon and it’s blue black ink cartridge is amazing!!

[@anjabally5783]

The Pilot Neo-gel in blue-black was the first pen to start my stationary obsession. These hold a special place in my heart ❤

[@NringePhi]

Energel is my favorite for me. Pretty color and clean line

[@olderandorganized]

I'm a big fan of blue-black pens. My faves are the Sakura Pigma Micron 05 Blue Black, the Sakura Pigma Micron PN Blue Black, and the Sakura Gelly Roll Royal Blue, which I think is darker than some of the lighter blue-blacks in the video. If you notice a theme, yes, I am currently using only permanent ink pens after an unfortunate AC overflowing incident a couple of years ago that inundated a couple of my planner notebooks. The only salvagable pages were those written with Sakura Pigma Microns!

[@tamtamrams]

I fell in love with blue black ink when I bought a Zebra Sarasa R Gel, but upgraded to the Sarasa Grand Body. SOOOO gooood.

[@paulomunozartavia2282]

When I bought my first fountain pen (Cross Calais), the cartridges I got were all blue-black. Still my favorite ink to this day

[@IraDesuu]

My main pen is a Zebra SARASA Clip blue black gel pen! Personally, I love to write in blue black.

[@katismith]

My current blue black fav is the uni-ball Signo RT in .38

[@tompov227]

I love these videos, you guys always pick such awesome pens. The ones in this list that I have tried are excellent and makes me very interested in trying the ones that I have not yet tried from this video!

[@hezvandermeij]

I have my fave Parker fountainpen inked with Waterman's mysterious blue-black It's so nice

[@RG-yf3uj]

BBI has been my all time fave color (darker versions) 💙 TFS. Glad more refills are becoming more available now & in fountain pen ink also.

[@tamebush8285]

I've been using blue-black fountain pen inks for a couple of years now (my favorite is Pilot Tsuki-yo), but recently wanted some gel pens in blue-black as well. I really like the Uni-ball Signo UMN-155 with the 0.5mm tip; I also have the UMN-151 with 0.38mm but it's too small for me so it feels scratchy. Now I might have to get the sampler you mentioned in the comments, blue-black has quickly become my favorite ink color.

[@Srinivasan.Answers]

i love all of the pens shown here!

[@disappearintothesea]

I just recently discovered the frixion at a local stationary store. I'm going back to get more colors. I love it!

[@Sutlore007]

I do love blue-black ink as my most favourite ink colour. The Uniball Signo is an interesting choice. But I normally use a fountain pen for my writing, so Sailor Shikiori - Shimoyo is the way to go :)

[@glennaa11]

I really like my Energel Clena. Most of these look too blue to be called blue black. But the Energel is a really dark blue that I love.

[@ms-ht1cj]

I don't know why inventing "blue black" colour for simple navy blue/dark blue. 🙄 I love UniBall Signo and Pilot HiTec C4, my favourites ❤

[@lisac5184]

Pilot Fri Xion .38 blue-black is my fave. After watching this video I see some other interesting options.

[@Stormbrise]

I love my Pilot Hi-Tec-Coleto refill pens in the blue black. I have to order 2x as many refills of this cartridge then the others. I also like the blue black of the platinum preppy fountain pen. I just recently got my first Zebra Clickart Knock sign pen in this color, but have not used it enough yet to form an opinion

[@dmud74]

Man I love a good blue black pen! I’m using a Clena blue black Energel right now!

[@mellow-jello]

Use a refillable J. Herbin rollerball to either fill up on a Monteverde Blue/Black, or Diamine Oxford Blue cartridge, or international converter with bottled ink.

[@nan7022]

I’ve found the Pilot Juice 0.38 mm in Blue Black to be also a good choice for fine tip.

[@Ali-in8xi]

I enjoy navy colored inks and prefer them more than the traditional blue. My favorite selections from this video are the Zebra Sarasa, Zebra Clickart Knock, and Pentel Energel. Two other favorites that aren't mentioned are the Pilot G2 and Precise V5, both in Navy.

[@courtney9212]

I was just wondering what's the difference between navy and blue black?

[@Ali-in8xi]

As far as I've noticed, the words NAVY and BLUE-BLACK are used to describe a brand's dark blue ink. I would suggest to anyone that they purchase dark blue inks from different brands and compare. One might find a preference over others.

[@sherrycohen1824]

My favorite blue-black pens are the Pentel Energel Clena, which has such a beautiful body, too) and the Platinum Preppy Fountain Pen.

[@LaLa_ArtGal]

I need to find that Sarasa Blue Grey to add to my wish list! 😍

[@perevision]

The Pentel Slicci blue-black is my favourite, and I find the Slicci in general more reliable than the Pilot Hi-Tec - I write to the last bit every time.

[@looneydoo]

Both of my go-to pens ( sarasa & frixion ) is in blue black 💙🖤

[@caramartinhoward4528]

I love blue black ink Frixion 0.5. It is the only color I will use!!

[@ghhnnjjn]

Can you review the Muji cap jel pen?It's a great pen,but i never see it on this channel.

[@wadeblanchard1784]

I use Noodlers 54th Massachusettes ink (which I got from JetPens thank you very much) in nearly all my fountain pens. It is my goto blue-black ink and looks great in my journal and is a true blue-black

[@veronicaj6361]

I love my blue black Sarasa gel pen!

[@havoveegandhi3947]

Loved the video ❤ All Ballpoint Pens are my favourite. Next time do a video on aquamarine ink.

[@-a13x-75]

Can you make an indelible ink blue/black pen video for important documentation?

[@goddessdejour]

Hands down the MUJI Blue Black in 0.38 is my #1 blue black ink (sorry you guys don’t sell it). 2nd place goes to the Zebra Sarasa Clip On and 3rd is the 0.4 Hi Tec C Maica (yes, I have 2 packs of the 10 color set left and I am hanging on to them for dear life since they have been discontinued). 👍🏾

[@natalieanderson308]

Love the Zebra ClickArt pens in any color!

[@JaneNX01]

I thought I was alone in my blue black love!

[@Call-me-Al]

My fav formal-but-fun go-to wasn't blue-black, but black gel with glitter. RIP Sakura gelly-roll black stardust, I miss you. I prefer blue-blacks where others would use standard blue, though.

[@cynthiaalvarado8610]

My top blue black ink is Rohrer & Klingner Salix.

[@nicky_stevenson]

Whenever you ask that question about which pen is your favourite, I’m ALWAYS going to answer ‘Pentel Energel,’ they are THE BEST EVER! 😁

[@cferracini]

I would call a third of those blue black lol Just blue. Including that ball point called "one of the few blue black ball point" Pentel RSVP normal blue is darker. They also have a light blue usually sold with the pink one or the purple, but that is a light blue, very far from blue black. I think most conventional blues are the same shade of that Jetstream blue, if not darker

[@auntie_mobs]

Dong-A My Gel's blue black is also good and an affordable one.

[@CP80416]

The perfect color ink!

[@DioneN]

Blue black is my colour of choice

[@rebeccabautista]

Blie black user over here. I use the Zebra Sarasa in .3 and the Zig double marker. Going to have to add the clickart to my wishlist to try out.

[@francineharris6286]

Love blue black!

[@sandraimpoc8013]

My favorite pen color forever.

[@cianatancrelleart]

Pilot G2 Navy is the best!! I’m glad you sell refills because I’ve never seen them sold individually. Could you make a list of pen bodies that accept the pilot g2 refills?

[@JetPens]

Hi there! You can see all the compatible products of the refills we carry under "Compatible Products" on the refill page. www.jetpens.com/Pilot-G2-Gel-Pen-Refill-0.7-mm-Black-Pack-of-2/pd/7461

[@clarenxie5235]

I like to use blue black fountain pen, because its easy to refill on every fountain pens

[@Symphing12]

Got any blue-black fountain pen ink recommendations? I've used Robert Oster Great Southern Ocean, which is good, but it's not quite dusty enough.

[@JetPens]

You might like LAMY Blue Black or Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai Ink (Deep Sea)! www.jetpens.com/LAMY-Blue-Black-Ink-50-ml-Bottle/pd/7062 www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Iroshizuku-Shin-kai-Ink-Deep-Sea-50-ml-Bottle/pd/9974

[@fkhan2006]

can you guys do a video on interesting stickers?

[@denisk559]

Bonkers. Very nice video 👍

[@stacyrichardson3711]

I LOVE BLUE BLACK INK!!!

[@7636kei]

That would leave us wondering whether we'll get a selection of white-gold pens 🙃

[@akira_ariga]

I wouldn't mind using blue black, but it's not something I seek out (except for in the case of the many frixion inks I use in my hobonichi cause I color code to filth) Usually with regular non-erasiung pens, I'm using for work where I write a lot, so I wouldn't wanna be wasting these lovely pens on that XD I do have extramely tiny handwriting tho, and pens like the pilot hi-tec-c in 0.25 and pentel energal in 0.3 have been amazing

[@user-tu8yg5nj6h]

friXion Knock blue black ink is my favorite

[@krzysamm7095]

I like the Muji blue/black 0.5mm pens the best

[@coryk1592]

My fave color!

[@nadiah.floots]

In my existing collection, I personally like the Zebra Sarasa vintage dark blue ink the most. There's something about non-fountain pen blue black inks that are difficult to like... some of the above inks shown are just plain or light blue, not blue-black. Uni Jetstream inks dry quickly... as in, they dry up within 2 weeks of starting to use the pen. I know there's a way to reactivate dried inks, but it's such a hassle to have to do it every time you haven't recently used a certain pen (AKA one out of the 20 you currently own). Have you *seen* the streaks and unevenness at 1:15 - 1:18? Makes me wish Pilot would release Acroball refills in blue black and other colors.

[@intentionallyleftblank3016]

I didn’t like that one bit!

[@ImNotPeso]

When you say they dry, do you mean they don’t flow as well as before or they just don’t work at all? My uni jetstreams definitely work for well over 2 weeks with very little variation in performance over that time

[@nadiah.floots]

@@ImNotPeso My experience with Uni Jetstream ballpoint pens might, for some reason, differ starkly from what's been advertised or touted. To answer the question: it depends on which pen/refill. (Out of 6 recent Jetstream refills I bought, only 2 of them can still barely be used; the other four just up and dried, refused to be revived.) I vent about Uni Jetstream ballpoints more often than I should. Maybe one day Uni will sell Japan- or USA-quality Jetstreams to Malaysia, but I don't feel like that is happening soon.

[@ImNotPeso]

@@nadiah.floots thats quite unfortunate. I’ve definitely had a couple of broken refills that just stop working, but i think thats only 2 of the 15 or so I’ve used over the last year. I just bought an energel needle tip though and I love it!

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

Excellent

[@yixuan_aa]

yoo i am using the blue black sarasa nano 0.3 rn!

[@underscore_symbol]

thank you for reminding me to buy more stationary especially pens but im still on a budget just gonna make sure that i dont waste a hunderd moneys

[@sophienoury7845]

I used them everyday but my favorite wasn’t in your selection. My favorite is the pilot G-2 07

[@unknownbvnniies4049]

Does anyone know if the dr grip grip is soft?

[@12hoursleep]

favourite ink colour! but what about fountain pen inks?

[@JetPens]

Hi there! You can check out our guide to the best blue black fountain pen inks here: www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Blue-Black-Fountain-Pen-Inks/pt/767