Dry highlighters are an alternative to traditional wet highlighters, with variations including tape-like strips, colored lead, or waxy material. They have advantages such as no smudging, refillability, and erasability. They are popular for use in Bibles and can be purchased at office supply stores or online. Some prefer them over traditional highlighters, while others find crayons or colored pencils to be a cheaper alternative.
To those accustomed to the traditional neon yellow marker version, a dry highlighter may seem like an oxymoron. However, there are actually many variations on the dry erase highlighter used to highlight or draw attention to passages in a book or other document.
A common version of dry highlighter looks a lot like correction tape. A small dispenser places a colorful, translucent strip of tape over the words to be highlighted. The tape comes in all colors, but like traditional highlighter, the most popular color is bright yellow.
Other names and versions of the concept include dry line highlighters, dry highlighters, dry lighters, and dry highlighter pencils. These include the use of fluorescent colored lead, much like a colored pencil, or a waxy material, similar to a crayon. However, some users complain that these types of dry highlighters require too many back-and-forth strokes to completely cover the area, as opposed to the single swipe needed with a thicker wet highlighter.
A dry highlighter has several advantages over a traditional highlighter, which uses a fiber-tipped pen to distribute wet ink. With the dry releases, there are no smudging or smudging, either of the highlighter ink or the words underneath. The pen doesn’t dry out and you don’t have to wait for its lines to dry to write on it or to close the book. Dry highlighters won’t leak in your backpack, purse or desk. Many versions are refillable and fully erasable, capable of being erased with an eraser or similar object. This feature makes them particularly attractive to students, who are unable to leave permanent marks in a textbook.
The product continues to grow in popularity at Judeo-Christian bookstores, websites, and more since dry highlighters don’t bleed through the ultra-thin pages of most Bibles. Manufacturers even market dry highlighter in “Bible highlight kits,” often with slogans like “God is love” on the clip.
A dry erase highlighter can be purchased at most office supply stores or online. Manufacturers like Sanford, Avery, and Tombow sell dry highlighters for about the same price as regular highlighters. Brands like Levenger can cost nearly $50 US Dollars (USD), plus shipping costs and future ink refills.
In customer reviews, many people rave about the benefits of dry highlighters over the felt-tip versions. Others say that regular crayons or colored pencils are less expensive and work just as well.
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