White paint markers, eighteen say oily, one is acrylic and one is a gel pen
The short answer
Prices in GBPUSDEUReach row carries the day it was read Best overall, three tip sizes in one pack 0.7/1.0/2.5MM White Permanent Marker Pens Oil based white paint markers in 0.7mm, 1.0mm and 2.5mm tips, 12.3 to 14.2cm long by its own photograph, shown drawing on black paper and writing on clear acrylic. The same blue banded pen is sold under three more listings here, one with a long nib for drilled holes, and this is the cheapest of them. Its own note says paint on your hand comes off with detergent, which is about as honest as a waterproof claim gets £1.42$1.89€1.67checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
For marking inside a drilled hole 0.7mm White Paint Marker Pen 20cm Deep Hole A marker with a 20mm metal tube for a nib, made for reaching into a drilled hole or a deep corner to mark it, shown on a wall fixing and a plank. Sold in white and in colours. Its comparison panel sets it against a short tip that cannot reach and a mark that washes off, and the long nib is the reason to buy it £1.88$2.42€2.21checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
A maker's name, sold under five listings for Fabric Wood Leather Marker White Pen Merisen's WHITE marker, a plain white pen with a bullet tip, shown with its box, doodling on black card and lettering on black paper. Its title also says gel pen, and it is not one: the photographs are of the same oil paint marker as the other Merisen listings. The same pen sells under four more listings here, and this is the cheapest of the five £3.64$4.87€4.29checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
Water based acrylic, for card, canvas and painted rocks 5pcs White Acrylic Marker The only acrylic marker here, from the art brand Marie's under its MagriPop name: water based paint, a 3mm tip it calls press free, and opaque on black card in its own photograph of a painted Santa. Acrylic is the paint for paper, card and craft work. For glass, metal and plastic that will be handled, the oil based pens on this page are the better choice £3.76$4.97€4.43checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
In colours, with a valve tip 12/1 PCS 2.8mm Color Marker Pens Oily A 2.8mm valve tip paint marker sold singly in white or as a set of twelve colours, shown writing on black card in colours including gold, silver and white. A valve tip is pressed down on scrap to start the paint and then lays a bold line. Its surfaces panel shows glass, metal, stone, rubber, wood and paper £2.18$2.91€2.56checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
A 1mm fibre tip for writing 1/5/20Pcs White Marker Pen Waterproof Sold as PERMANENT, with a 1mm fibre tip its own panel calls smooth and durable, and a cap it says does not fall off easily. Shown on card, cloth, stone, wood, glass and plastic as well as a tyre. A tip this fine is for writing and labels rather than filling in £3.36$4.48€3.96checked 18 Oct 2026 Check price opens in a new tab
Twenty one white paint markers from one search and the order export, none of them handled here. The pen for writing on a black page, labelling a jar, marking a drill hole or lettering a tyre.
Twenty one listings and a handful of pens. The paint inside decides what each will write on, and the tip decides what it is for.
A handful of pens under twenty one listings
| What the photographs show | Listings |
|---|---|
| Merisen’s WHITE marker | 5 |
| A blue banded pen in three tip sizes, one with a long nib | 4 |
| ZUIXUA’s white marker | 4 |
| Valve tip PAINT markers, in white and colours | 3 |
| A 1mm fibre tip sold as PERMANENT | 2 |
| A LEYUE marker, an acrylic marker and a gel pen, one each | 3 |
Most of these pens are sold several times over at different prices, so the first job is to decide which pen you want and the second is to find its cheapest listing.
Oil, acrylic or gel
Nineteen of the twenty one are oil based paint markers, whatever else their titles say. Oil paint grips glass, metal, plastic, stone and rubber, the smooth surfaces where an ordinary marker wipes off, and once dry it does not wash off. That is why these are sold for tyres and car parts as well as for drawing.
The one acrylic marker uses water based paint. On paper, card, canvas and a painted rock it is opaque and bright, and it is the kind most craft tutorials mean. On glass or metal that gets handled it is the weaker choice.
The gel pen is a different thing altogether: a 0.8mm rollerball with white ink that writes beautifully on black paper and on nothing else.
The tip
| Tip sizes shown in the titles and photographs | |
|---|---|
| 0.7mm | writing and fine detail |
| 1.0mm | everyday labels |
| 1.5mm to 3.0mm | bold lettering, tyres |
| A 20mm metal nib | marking inside a drilled hole |
Only eight titles give a tip size at all. The photographs usually do, often with a sample line beside each size, and that is the thing to look for before choosing a listing.
What was left out, and why
The gel pen is left out because it is sold as an oily marker and is not one. A set sold only for lettering tyres is left out because the valve tip pick does the same job and more. A box of a hundred is a price for a shop, not a person. And among the listings that sell the same pen, only the cheapest of each could be a pick.
Side by side
Prices in GBPUSDEUR. Each row carries the date its price was read.
| Product | Price | Why it is here | Where to buyLink |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall, three tip sizes in one pack 0.7/1.0/2.5MM White Permanent Marker Pens Markers | £1.42$1.89€1.67checked 18 Oct 2026 | Oil based white paint markers in 0.7mm, 1.0mm and 2.5mm tips, 12.3 to 14.2cm long by its own photograph, shown drawing on black paper and writing on clear acrylic. The same blue banded pen is sold under three more listings here, one with a long nib for drilled holes, and this is the cheapest of them. Its own note says paint on your hand comes off with detergent, which is about as honest as a waterproof claim gets | Check opens in a new tab |
| For marking inside a drilled hole 0.7mm White Paint Marker Pen 20cm Deep Hole | £1.88$2.42€2.21checked 18 Oct 2026 | A marker with a 20mm metal tube for a nib, made for reaching into a drilled hole or a deep corner to mark it, shown on a wall fixing and a plank. Sold in white and in colours. Its comparison panel sets it against a short tip that cannot reach and a mark that washes off, and the long nib is the reason to buy it | Check opens in a new tab |
| A maker's name, sold under five listings for Fabric Wood Leather Marker White Pen Alcohol | £3.64$4.87€4.29checked 18 Oct 2026 | Merisen's WHITE marker, a plain white pen with a bullet tip, shown with its box, doodling on black card and lettering on black paper. Its title also says gel pen, and it is not one: the photographs are of the same oil paint marker as the other Merisen listings. The same pen sells under four more listings here, and this is the cheapest of the five | Check opens in a new tab |
What you can settle before you buy
- Know what you are writing on. Oil based paint is for glass, metal, plastic, stone and rubber, where a water based ink would wipe off. The one acrylic marker here is for paper, card, canvas and painted rocks. A gel pen is for paper and nothing else.
- Choose the tip. The tips shown run from 0.7mm to 3mm. A 0.7mm tip writes and draws detail, 1mm is the everyday label size, and 2.5mm and above is for lettering you read from across a room or on the side of a tyre. One pen has a 20mm metal nib for reaching into a drilled hole.
- Shake it and start on scrap. Paint settles in a pen that has been sitting, so shake with the cap on and try it on cardboard first. The valve tip markers here have to be pressed down a few times before the paint comes through.
- Pick the pen, then the cheapest listing of it. One blue banded pen is sold under four listings here and Merisen's white marker under five, at different prices for the same thing.
What to read twice
- Only eight titles give a tip size. The photographs give it for most of the rest, so look for the tip in the gallery before buying.
- Seven titles say alcohol paint and oily together. Those are two different kinds of ink, and the photographs show the same oil paint markers as the rest of the page. Read the pair as permanent and nothing more exact.
- Three titles say gel, and one is a gel pen. It is a clear barrelled 0.8mm rollerball, sold as an oily marker, shown only on black paper. The other two are the Merisen paint marker with gel pen added to the title.
- Waterproof is on nineteen titles. It means the paint will not wash off once it has dried on a hard surface. Wet paint smudges like any other, and one listing says its paint comes off hands with detergent.