ink

liquid or paste that contains pigments or dyes
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ink

Summary

ink is a liquid[1]. ink draws 459 Wikipedia views per month (liquid category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • ink's instance of is recorded as liquid[3].
  • ink is made of pigment[4].
  • ink is made of binder[5].
  • ink is made of filler[6].
  • ink is a type of coating[7].
  • ink is used for writing[8].
  • ink is used for drawing[9].
  • ink is used for painting[10].
  • ink is used for calligraphy[11].
  • ink is used for printing[12].
  • ink's Commons category is recorded as Ink[13].
  • ink's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Inks[14].
  • ink's Commons gallery is recorded as Ink[15].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[20].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • ink's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • ink's used by is recorded as pen[23].
  • ink's used by is recorded as fountain pen[24].
  • ink's different from is recorded as Ink[25].
  • ink's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Definition and Type

ink's instance of is recorded as liquid[3]. ink is a type of coating[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include writing[8], drawing[9], painting[10], calligraphy[11], and printing[12]. Recorded used by include pen[23] and fountain pen[24].

Influence

Things named for ink include Inkbunny[27], a community website[28], founded in 2010[29].

Why It Matters

ink draws 459 Wikipedia views per month (liquid category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] ink has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] ink is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for ink include Inkbunny[27], a community website[28], founded in 2010[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Inks
    Made from material pigment, binder, filler
    Used by pen, fountain pen
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38802, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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