What Is Magnetic Ink

Can any printer use magnetic ink?

This special magnetic "ink" is only available for laser printers. You must purchase special laser printer toner cartridges that contain magnetic particles. The standard toner cartridges that come with your laser printer will not work. As of 1/2021 no one has released a magnetic ink for inkjet printers.

What do you need to print MICR?

How do you know if ink is magnetic?

Think of check numbers, account numbers and other special numbers at the bottom of checks. They are all printed with magnetic ink and can be read by machines that use MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) technology.

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What is magnetic ink used for?

The magnetic ink allows a computer to read the characters even if they have been covered with signatures, cancellation marks, bank stamps, or other marks. MICR lines help facilitate automatic check-clearing when banks send their checks to central processing systems at the end of the day.

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What is the meaning of magnetic ink?

magnetic ink in British English noun. ink containing particles of a magnetic material used for printing characters for magnetic character recognition.

Magnetic ink definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary