Archival,

fade-
resistant

Impervious to lasers,
alcohols, solvents-
ideal for security
documents

Water-Resistant
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Partially
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Partially
Partially
Yes (on paper)
No
Yes
No
Yes
Partially
No
Yes
Yes
No
Partially
No

Last updated 10/30/12

UV resistant, bleach
resistant, etc.

Noodler's Ink Name

Bulletproof

Eternal

Forgery-
Resistant

#41 Brown
54th Massachusetts
Air Corp Blue Black
Antietam
Apache Sunset
Army Green
Atlantic Salmon
Bad Belted Kingfisher
Bad Black Moccasin
Bad Blue Heron
Bad Green Gator
Baystate Blue
Baystate Cape Cod Cranberry
Baystate Concord Grape
Beaver
Bernanke Black
Bernanke Blue
Black
Black Eel
Black Swan in Australian Roses
Black Swan in English Roses
Blackerase
Blue
Blue Black
Blue Eel
Blue Ghost
Blue Nose Bear
Bluerase
Borealis Black
Brown (Standard)
Burgundy
Burma Road Brown
Cactus Fruit Eel

Yes
Yes
Partially
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Partially
Partially
Yes (on paper)
No
Partially
No
Yes
No
No
No
Partially
No
No
No

Yes
Yes
Partially
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes (on paper)
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (on paper)
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No

Partially or fully
waterproof

Lubricated inks for

piston mechanism

Resists freezing at
extreme low
temperatures

Fluorescent

Lubricated

Freeze-
Resistant

No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Partially
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Glows under UV light

Archival, fade-
resistant

Impervious to lasers,
alcohols, solvents-
ideal for security
documents

Water-Resistant
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Partially
Partially
No
Partially
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Partially
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Partially

Last updated 10/30/12

UV resistant, bleach
resistant, etc.

Noodler's Ink Name

Bulletproof

Eternal

Forgery-
Resistant

Cayenne
Concord Bream
Dark Matter
Dostoyevsky
Dragon Catfish Green
Dragon Catfish Orange
Dragon Catfish Pink
Dragon's Napalm
El Lawrence
Empire Red
Firefly
Forest Green
Fox
Georgia Peach
GI Green
Golden Brown
Green (Standard)
Green Marine
Gruene Cactus
Gruene Cactus Eel
Habanero
Heart of Darkness
Hellfire
Hunter
Kiowa Pecan
Kung Te-Cheng
La Couleur Royale
La Reine Mauve
Lexington Gray
Liberty's Elysium
Lightning Blue
Luxury Blue
Mandalay Maroon

No
No
No
Yes
Partially
Partially
Partially
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Partially
No
Partially
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Partially
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Partially
No
Yes
No

No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No

No
No
Partially
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No

Partially or fully
waterproof

Lubricated inks for

piston mechanism

Resists freezing at
extreme low
temperatures

Fluorescent

Lubricated

Freeze-
Resistant

No
Some wavelengths
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Some wavelengths
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Glows under UV light

Archival, fade-
resistant

Impervious to lasers,
alcohols, solvents-
ideal for security
documents

Bulletproof

Eternal

Forgery-
Resistant

Water-Resistant

Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Partially
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Partially
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Yes
Yes
No
Partially
No
Partially
No
No
Partially
Partially
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Partially
Yes
No
No
Partially
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Last updated 10/30/12

UV resistant, bleach
resistant, etc.

Noodler's Ink Name

Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia
Mata Hari's Cordial
Midnight Blue
Midway Blue
Navajo Turquoise
Navy
Nightshade
Nikita
North African Violet
Operation Overlord Orange
Ottoman Azure
Ottoman Rose
Pasternak
Periwinkle
Polar Black
Polar Blue
Polar Brown
Polar Green
Purple
Purple Heart
Purple Martin
Purple Wampum
Q'Ternity
Rabaul Red
Rachmaninoff
Rattler Red Eel
Red
Red Black
Rome Burning
Saguaro Wine
Sequoia Green
Shah's Rose
Socrates

Partially or fully
waterproof

Lubricated inks for

piston mechanism

Resists freezing at
extreme low
temperatures

Fluorescent

Lubricated

Freeze-
Resistant

Yes
Partially
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Some wavelengths
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Glows under UV light

Archival, fade-
resistant

Impervious to lasers,
alcohols, solvents-
ideal for security
documents

Water-Resistant
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Last updated 10/30/12

UV resistant, bleach
resistant, etc.

Noodler's Ink Name

Bulletproof

Eternal

Forgery-
Resistant

Squeteague
St. Patty's Eire
Summer Tanager
Sunrise
Tchaikovsky
Tiananmen
Turquoise
Turquoise Eel
Upper Ganges Blue
Violet
Walnut
Whiteness of the Whale
Widow Maker
X-Feather
Year of the Golden Pig
Yellow
Zhivago

No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Partially
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Partially

No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Partially or fully
waterproof

Lubricated inks for

piston mechanism

Resists freezing at
extreme low
temperatures

Fluorescent

Lubricated

Freeze-
Resistant

No
Yes
Some wavelengths
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Glows under UV light