An example thermal inkjet dye sublimation ink consists of a disperse dye colorant dispersion, glycerol, 1,2-hexanediol, optionally a water soluble or water miscible organic solvent, optionally an additive, and a balance of water. The disperse dye colorant dispersion is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % actives to about 7 wt % actives based on a total weight of the ink. Glycerol is present in an amount ranging from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the ink. 1,2-hexanediol is present in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 25 wt %, and the optional water soluble or water miscible organic solvent present in an amount up to about 7 wt %, each based on the total weight of the ink. The optional additive is selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a chelating agent, a buffer, a biocide, and combinations thereof.

An example thermal inkjet dye sublimation ink consists of a disperse dye colorant dispersion, glycerol, 1,2-hexanediol, optionally a water soluble or water miscible organic solvent, optionally an additive, and a balance of water. The disperse dye colorant dispersion is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % actives to about 7 wt % actives based on a total weight of the ink. Glycerol is present in an amount ranging from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the ink. 1,2-hexanediol is present in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 25 wt %, and the optional water soluble or water miscible organic solvent present in an amount up to about 7 wt %, each based on the total weight of the ink. The optional additive is selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a chelating agent, a buffer, a biocide, and combinations thereof.

A dye ink composition includes: a dye represented by the general formula (I) as defined herein; water; a compound represented by the general formula (II) as defined herein; and a toning agent represented by the general formula (Cy-2) as defined herein.

A dye ink composition includes: a dye represented by the general formula (I) as defined herein; water; a compound represented by the general formula (II) as defined herein; and a toning agent represented by the general formula (Cy-2) as defined herein.

A textile printing method for printing on a fabric, the fabric being a nonwoven fabric containing synthetic fibers. includes a first adhering step of adhering to the fabric by ejecting a dyeing ink by an ink jet method, and a second adhering step of adhering a non-dyeing ink to the fabric. The dyeing ink contains a disperse dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and the non-dyeing ink contains a water-soluble organic solvent and water. The water-soluble organic solvent contained in the non-dyeing ink contains a glycol-based organic solvent having a HSP value of 13.6 or more, and the content of the glycol-based organic solvent is 80% by mass or more relative to the total amount of the organic solvent contained in the non-dyeing ink. The adhesion position of the dyeing ink and the adhesion position of the non-dyeing ink are at least partially overlapped each other.

A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material. The dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a constituent unit B containing a hydrophilic acrylic acid monomer, and a constituent unit C containing a hydrophilic vinyl monomer having a sulfonate group, and the weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is 10,000 to 100,000. The content of the constituent unit A is 60 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin.

A dispersion liquid includes water, a coloring material, and a dispersion resin that disperses the coloring material. The dispersion resin has a constituent unit A containing a hydrophobic monomer, a constituent unit B containing a hydrophilic acrylic acid monomer, and a constituent unit C containing a hydrophilic vinyl monomer having a sulfonate group, and the weight-average molecular weight of the dispersion resin is 10,000 to 100,000. The content of the constituent unit A is 60 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the dispersion resin.

An ink set includes a process color ink set including a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and a black ink as process color inks, and a light ink having a color similar to a corresponding one of the process color inks in the process color ink set. The yellow ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 350 nm to 480 nm, the magenta ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 510 nm to 560 nm, the cyan ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 580 nm to 700 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the yellow ink is in a range from 85 nm to 100 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the magenta ink is in a range from 85 nm to 100 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the cyan ink is in a range from 118 nm to 165 nm. A maximum absorbance in a visible light wavelength range of the light ink is 70% or less of a maximum absorbance in the visible light wavelength range of the corresponding one of the process color inks.

An ink set includes a process color ink set including a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and a black ink as process color inks, and a light ink having a color similar to a corresponding one of the process color inks in the process color ink set. The yellow ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 350 nm to 480 nm, the magenta ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 510 nm to 560 nm, the cyan ink has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from 580 nm to 700 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the yellow ink is in a range from 85 nm to 100 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the magenta ink is in a range from 85 nm to 100 nm, a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength of the cyan ink is in a range from 118 nm to 165 nm. A maximum absorbance in a visible light wavelength range of the light ink is 70% or less of a maximum absorbance in the visible light wavelength range of the corresponding one of the process color inks.

An ink accommodating body accommodating an ink composition is provided, in which the ink composition contains water and a first dye that is a compound represented by Formula (B-1) or a salt thereof, a content of the first dye in the ink composition is 0.5% by mass or more with respect to a total amount of the ink composition, and a value of a ratio (A/V) is 1.7 or less where a total surface area of a metal, of the ink accommodating body, in contact with the ink composition is A (cm.sup.2) and an accommodation capacity for the ink composition accommodated in the ink accommodating body is V (cm.sup.3).

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