# Print white with inkjet

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 27, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689 "2013-07-27T18:18:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![the\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@the\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_O)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689/1 "2013-07-27T18:18:35Z")

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Hi all-

I have some dark brown card stock. How might I print white numerals on it? (Other than by hand.)

Thanks for any ideas.

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689/2 "2013-07-27T18:22:50Z")

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its not inkjet but alps printers can print white if they are still out there…I have not looked for a few years.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689/3 "2013-07-27T18:32:59Z")

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You can use [this stuff](http://www.pulsarprofx.com/decalpro/Vertical/1_MENU/1c_How_It_Works/How_It_Works.html).  
It used to be widely available in the 80’s as Kroycolor, but is now pretty hard to find. I used it to make very cool silver-on-black greeting cards.

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**Author:** ![Buffalo\_Bilious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Buffalo\_Bilious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buffalo_Bilious)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689/4 "2013-07-27T18:37:54Z")

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Create a stencil, overlay it on the card stock and shoot it with white spray paint.

Otherwise, take your card stock to an offset printer and let him have at it.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-white-with-inkjet/664689/5 "2013-07-27T21:00:33Z")

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Find a calligrapher. They will know exactly how to do it.