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==History== A highlighter is a [[marker pen|felt-tip marker]] filled with transparent fluorescent ink instead of black or opaque ink. The first highlighter was invented by Dr. Frank Honn in 1962 <ref>{{Cite web |title=FRANCIS HOHN Obituary (2016) - Newark, NJ - New York Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/francis-honn-obituary?id=20930022 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> and produced by [[Carter's Ink Company]], using the trademarked name Hi-Liter. [[Avery Dennison|Avery Dennison Corporation]] now owns the brand, having acquired Carter's in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |first=Greenbaum |last=Hilary |author2=Rubinstein, Dana |title=WHO MADE THAT? The Hand-Held Highlighter |date=January 22, 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/magazine/the-hand-held-highlighter.html |work=[[The New York Times Magazine|The New York Times Sunday Magazine]] |page=MM20 |access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
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