Zebra Mackee Care: Refillable Fine and Extra-Fine Marker

Product facts

Product

Zebra Mackee Care fine and extra-fine refillable marker (YYTS5-12C)

Brand

Zebra

Brand origin

Japan

Made in

Not stated^*

Material

Plastic body; alcohol-based oil dye ink

Price range

$under $5 per item

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Notes on these facts

• Made by Zebra Co., Ltd. (Tokyo). Country of manufacture not stated: Zebra's Japanese product page lists line width, ink, size, weight, part number and price but no country of manufacture, so check the label on your copy. Price: example listing.
• How we test and disclose samples: How we test stationery.
• Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

• Two line widths in one pen: fine at 1.0 to 1.3 mm and extra fine at 0.5 mm, per Zebra.
• The pen is refillable with YYTS5 ink cartridges, sold in packs of two.
• It is 13.0 mm across, 140 mm long and 9.0 g, and costs 132 yen with tax (about US$0.84).
• Zebra says the ink is quick-drying and water-resistant, on paper, cloth, wood, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal and vinyl.
• Zebra says its plastic is 80 percent recycled by Eco Mark's method; the page gives no country of manufacture.

What is the Zebra Mackee Care?

It is Zebra’s refillable fine-point permanent marker. Mackee Care keeps the Mackee oil-based ink and adds a refill system, so you swap a cartridge instead of throwing the pen away. One end writes a fine line and the other an extra-fine line. Zebra names it a refill type with environmental credentials, and its page marks it as an eco product.

What are the specs?

13.0 × 140 mm, 9.0 g, fine 1.0 to 1.3 mm and extra fine 0.5 mm. Zebra lists:

Item	Value
Line width	fine 1.0 to 1.3 mm; extra fine 0.5 mm
Ink	alcohol-based oil dye, black
Size	13.0 mm diameter × 140 mm
Weight	9.0 g
Refill	YYTS5 ink cartridge, pack of two
Part number	YYTS5-12C
Price	132 yen with tax (about US$0.84)

What can it mark?

The ink is quick-drying and water-resistant and suits paper, cloth, wood, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal and vinyl, but not soft vinyl items such as inflatable rings. The ink is oil-based, so it is meant for surfaces that water-based pens slide off. Zebra gives no dry time and no fade test.

How does the refill work?

You replace the ink cartridge, YYTS5. Zebra sells it as a two-pack. The page says the plastic is 80 percent recycled by the Eco Mark calculation, and that the pen is Green Purchasing Law compliant and listed on the GPN eco-product site. It does not give a cartridge price on the pen’s page.

How does it compare with the rest of the line?

It is the middle-width refillable. For an even finer line see the Mackee Care Ultra Fine, and for a thick-and-fine refillable, the Hi-Mackee. The whole line:

Model	Line widths	Weight	Price with tax
Hi-Mackee (MC12C)	6.0 mm / 1.5–2.0 mm	25.1 g	165 yen (about US$1.04)
Hi-Mackee Care (refillable, YYT5-12C)	6.0 mm / 1.5–2.0 mm	26 g	165 yen (about US$1.04)
Mackee Care fine and extra fine (YYTS5-12C)	1.0–1.3 mm / 0.5 mm	9.0 g	132 yen (about US$0.84)
Mackee Care ultra fine (YYTH3-R)	0.7 mm / 0.3 mm	9.4 g	132 yen (about US$0.84)
Onamae Mackee, both ends (YYTS7-BK)	1.0–1.3 mm / 0.5 mm	8.7 g	165 yen (about US$1.04)
Onamae Mackee, fine (YYSS7-BK)	0.8 mm	7.8 g	132 yen (about US$0.84)
Mackee Knock fine (YYSS6-5C)	1.0–1.3 mm	13.0 g	198 yen (about US$1.25)
Paper Mackee (WYT5-15C)	5.6 mm / 1.4–1.7 mm	26.3 g	165 yen (about US$1.04)
Mackee Extra Thick (MC-EB-450-RT)	chisel 8.0–17.0 mm / square 10.0 mm	63.2 g	550 yen (about US$3.48)

Prices are Japanese list prices at 158 yen to the dollar. Weights and widths are Zebra’s own.

Where is it made, and what does it cost?

Zebra’s page doesn’t state a country of manufacture. The company is based in Tokyo. At 132 yen with tax (about US$0.84), the marker is in our $ band (under $5).

Frequently asked questions

What are the line widths?

1.0 to 1.3 mm on the fine end and 0.5 mm on the extra-fine end.

How do you refill it?

With ink cartridge YYTS5, sold as a pack of two. Zebra calls it a refill type.

What ink does it use?

An alcohol-based oil dye, quick-drying and water-resistant.

How heavy is it?

9.0 g, and 13.0 mm across by 140 mm long.

How much does it cost?

132 yen with tax, about US$0.84.

Is it recycled plastic?

Zebra says 80 percent, by the Eco Mark calculation, and Green Purchasing Law compliant.

What should it not be used on?

Soft vinyl items such as inflatable rings, per Zebra.

Sources (1)

1. Zebra Japan: Mackee Care extra-fine refill product page (line widths, ink, size, weight, YYTS5-12C, price, recycled plastic; read October 31, 2026)

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