permanent marker
Lasting ink tool
A permanent marker is a pen containing ink designed to resist fading and removal.
The ink adheres to most surfaces—paper, plastic, metal, skin—and won't wash off easily with water.
Someone wrote on the bathroom wall in permanent marker.
Despite the name, the marks can often be removed with solvents like rubbing alcohol.
Impossible to remove
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- alcohol-basedContaining ethanol as solvent
- fade-resistantWon't pale with exposure
- quick-dryingLoses moisture rapidly
long-lasting · durable · solvent-based · pigmented · oil-based · xylene · toluene · felt-tip
Damaging an appearance
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- scribbleWrite without care
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
desks · textbooks · property damage · removal · cleaning · rubbing alcohol · acetone · scrubbing
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- designPurposeful creative planning
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- letteringStyled written characters
doodle · drawing · outline · shading · rendering · coloring · blending · gradients
Attaching identifying markers
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- bombingAttack with explosives
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
- writersText composition professionals
crew · throwups · pieces · underpass · subway · freight · slaps · buff
Creating decorated keepsake albums
- cardmakingDesigning handmade greetings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- stencilingPattern transfer via template
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
Identifiers for sorting items
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- namesPersonal identifying words
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- boxesSix-sided containers
containers · storage · organizing · inventory · coding · dating · initialing · addressing
indelible
Impossible to remove
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- alcohol-basedContaining ethanol as solvent
- fade-resistantWon't pale with exposure
quick-drying · long-lasting · durable · solvent-based · pigmented · oil-based · xylene · toluene · felt-tip · bleed-through
defacement
Damaging an appearance
graffiti · desks · textbooks · property damage · removal · cleaning · rubbing alcohol · acetone · scrubbing · staining
illustration
Picture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- designPurposeful creative planning
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
lettering · doodle · drawing · outline · shading · rendering · coloring · blending · gradients · Prismacolor
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
writers · crew · throwups · pieces · underpass · subway · freight · slaps · buff · cap
scrapbooking
Creating decorated keepsake albums
- cardmakingDesigning handmade greetings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- stencilingPattern transfer via template
decorating · DIY · custom mugs · personalization · gift tags
tags
Identifiers for sorting items
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- namesPersonal identifying words
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
boxes · containers · storage · organizing · inventory · coding · dating · initialing · addressing · sorting
- office suppliespens, pencils, paper clip, staplers, paperclip
- marking toolspen, pencil, chalk, crayon, highlighter
- stationerypen, pencil, paper, notebook, envelope
- writing toolspen, pencil, ballpoint pens, fountain pens, gel pens
- markershighlighter, highlighters, felt tips, felt-tip, felt pens
- Markingstamping, stenciling, labeling, tagging, lettering
permanent markerdry-erase marker
Wipeable ink pen
whiteboard marker · chalk · erasable pen · pencil · washable marker
permanent markererasable
Capable of removal
disappearing ink · temporary · washable marker · impermanent · transient
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