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Sharpie Pocket Highlighters (4-Pack)

The key line in a contract or manuscript, spotted in two seconds instead of found ten minutes later by flipping through the whole thing from the start.

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Pocket-sized format

Small enough to live in a jacket pocket or pencil case, always within reach.

Chisel tip

Thin line to underline a word, wide line to highlight a whole paragraph — your choice.

4-color pack

Enough to color-code documents by category instead of highlighting everything the same shade.

Who is it for?

For anyone who marks up contracts, manuscripts, or printed documents regularly, and wants a highlighter that doesn't bleed through the page.

What to know about Sharpie Pocket Highlighters

This pack holds 4 Sharpie Pocket Highlighters with a narrow chisel tip, in assorted colours. The pocket style is slim, with a clip to hold it in a shirt pocket, planner or pencil case.

According to Sharpie, the ink is transparent, quick-drying and resists smearing ("Smear Guard"): you can highlight over ink from most ballpoint pens and many inkjet printers without smudging it. The ink is AP-certified nontoxic and odourless.

The chisel tip does two jobs: flat, it covers a line of text; on its edge, it draws a thin line for underlining. Highlighter vs marker? A highlighter's transparent ink lets you read the text; a classic Sharpie marker is opaque and permanent and would hide it.

Strengths and limits

Strengths

Slim, clip-on format that travels well.
Chisel tip: highlight or underline with one pen.
Smear Guard ink dries fast and resists smudging pen ink.
4 colours to colour-code notes.

Limits

Smaller ink supply than a tank-style highlighter.
Like any liquid-ink highlighter, it can bleed through very thin paper (Bible pages, newsprint): test first.
Assortment colours are fixed.
Not erasable.

Before you buy

Confirm on the Amazon.ca listing that it's the Pocket model, not the Tank style or the liquid highlighters.
Check the assortment colours in the photos: fluorescent or pastel depending on the variant.
If you highlight very thin pages, test on a page that doesn't matter.
Check today's price on Amazon.ca.

FAQ

What highlighter doesn't bleed through paper?

No liquid-ink highlighter is bleed-proof on every paper. On regular printer paper, a narrow chisel tip like the Sharpie Pocket lays down little ink; on Bible-thin paper, gel or dry highlighters are less likely to bleed.

Is Sharpie highlighter permanent?

It isn't a permanent marker: the ink is transparent and made for highlighting. Like most highlighters, though, it doesn't erase.

Highlighter vs marker: what's the difference?

A highlighter leaves a transparent colour so the text stays readable. A marker uses opaque ink that covers the surface and is meant for writing or labelling.