UV ink

Blacklight-visible dye

UV ink is ink that's invisible under normal light but fluoresces when exposed to ultraviolet light.

It's used for security marking on currency, tickets, and official documents, as well as for stamps on hands at clubs and events.

Also called invisible ink or blacklight ink: The bouncer checked my hand under the UV light.

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security · security feature · counterfeit · stamp · hand stamp · nightclub · marking · luminescent · reactive · secret · secret message · phosphorescent · detection · printing · neon · handstamp · verification · watermark

Opposites
visibility

UV inkpermanent marker

Pen with lasting ink

colored ink · black ink · printer ink · India ink · dye

detection method

UV inkindelible ink

Pigment resisting removal

permanent ink · waterproof ink

purpose/application

UV inkprinting ink

Fluid for reproducing text

fountain pen ink

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G