Why the Colour of pen is blue?

Why the Colour of pen is blue?

Detailed explanation: The pervasiveness of blue ink has to do with the type of ink that preceded the modern dye based inks. From about the 5th century to the late 19th or early 20th century, standard ink used in Europe was iron gall ink.

Why should you use a blue pen?

“Blue ink is preferred because when black ink is used, someone at the bank or credit card company may not be able to tell whether they are looking at a photocopy of a signature or an originally inked signature,” says Cina L.

What does writing with a blue pen mean?

Most commonly, either blue or black ink is used for signing documents. Blue ink also indicates that the document is an original and not a copy.

What is a blue pen?

Blue pens are a common writing instrument of choice because blue has become one of the standard colors used in business writing. Unlike black pens, blue ink pens come in many different shades, but the most common ink shade is a bright, easy-to-read cobalt blue.

Is blue pen legal?

Historically, there has been a general preference (not legal requirement) towards blue ink. This is because blue ink easily distinguishes an original document. If there are instructions for a document to be signed in a specific color, those instructions should be followed.

Is black or blue pen better?

Black ink is recommended for legal and official documents. (Chinese officials are so strict about black ink, they will reject documents submitted in blue.) The main reason has to do with copying and digitizing documents. Black ink just scans better than blue, which tends to show up very light.

Are blue pens unprofessional?

Historically, there has been a general preference (not legal requirement) towards blue ink. This is because blue ink easily distinguishes an original document. If they did, the form of the signature (including the ink color) is usually irrelevant.

Is it okay to use blue pen?

Blue ink may also be the better choice for credit card applications and other financial papers. “Blue ink is preferred because when black ink is used, someone at the bank or credit card company may not be able to tell whether they are looking at a photocopy of a signature or an originally inked signature,” says Cina L.

Is it rude to write in green ink?

Both green and red inks sometimes bear an unfair connotation as unnecessarily loud or obnoxious colors for writing. I get more comments – nice ones – on my green inks at work than any other color, and they show especially well in written correspondence.

Do blue pens make you remember?

Writing notes in blue ink won’t have a huge impact on your retention; however, blue notes will still be memorable because blue is known to be a trustworthy color that resonates within people.

Why is blue ink not legal?

What is a red pen?

Often pencils have a red body or covering, but they usually write in black/grey. We don’t call them red pencils unless their writing is red. So ‘red pen’ means “a pen (of any colour) which writes in red”, and that’s what we call them.